diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a803c7..80b5cbc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,8 +69,11 @@ include/
 # generated doc files
 docs/source/api_docs/
 
-#mac files
+# mac files
 pbc-0.5.14/
 pbc-0.5.14.tar.gz
 setup-charm.sh
-setup-charm-homebrew.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+setup-charm-homebrew.sh
+
+# virtualenv folders
+env/
diff --git a/scripts/startApiServer b/scripts/startApiServer.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/startApiServer
rename to scripts/startApiServer.py