diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8b9bf56..9832dd6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /.coverage
 /.pytest_cache
+*.pyc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ffa399b..f5add9d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,3 +29,9 @@ It needed a name,
 Kristian Glass built the initial version,
 it communicates with Philips monitors,
 and Philip Glass wrote Einstein on the Beach...
+
+## Running tests
+
+You can run the unittests with
+
+    make test