diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 94f72a9..41d8c63 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Calibration Files/**
 Data/**
 Protocols/**
-.gitmodules
\ No newline at end of file
+.gitmodules
+*BpodUserPath.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Functions/Launch manager/SaveBpodProtocolSettings.m b/Functions/Launch manager/SaveBpodProtocolSettings.m
index 33a477d..19dbf06 100644
--- a/Functions/Launch manager/SaveBpodProtocolSettings.m	
+++ b/Functions/Launch manager/SaveBpodProtocolSettings.m	
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
 %}
 function SaveBpodProtocolSettings
 global BpodSystem
-save(BpodSystem.SettingsPath, 'BpodSystem.ProtocolSettings');
\ No newline at end of file
+ProtocolSettings = BpodSystem.ProtocolSettings;
+save(BpodSystem.SettingsPath, 'ProtocolSettings');
\ No newline at end of file