diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 9a9b289..62ef7cc 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -227,31 +227,31 @@ project_manifest* load_manifest(char const *path) {
   toml_table_t *conf = toml_parse_file(fp, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
   fclose(fp);
   if (!conf) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot load manifest file: Cannot parse file.\n", errbuf);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot load manifest file: Cannot parse file: %s\n", errbuf);
     return NULL;
   }
 
   toml_table_t *general = toml_table_in(conf, "General");
   if (!general) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot load manifest file: Cannot find [General] table.\n", errbuf);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot load manifest file: Cannot find [General] table.\n");
     return NULL;
   }
 
   toml_datum_t name = toml_string_in(general, "Name");
   if (!name.ok) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot load manifest file: Cannot find Name field.\n", errbuf);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot load manifest file: Cannot find Name field.\n");
     return NULL;
   }
 
   toml_datum_t author = toml_string_in(general, "Author");
   if (!author.ok) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot load manifest file: Cannot find Author field.\n", errbuf);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot load manifest file: Cannot find Author field.\n");
     return NULL;
   }
 
   toml_datum_t version = toml_string_in(general, "Version");
   if (!version.ok) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot load manifest file: Cannot find Version field.\n", errbuf);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Cannot load manifest file: Cannot find Version field.\n");
     return NULL;
   }
 
@@ -626,6 +626,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
     create_manifest_file(project_path);
 
+    FILE *fp = fopen(text_format("%s/.gitignore", project_path), "w+");
+    if (fp) {
+      fputs("build\nout\n", fp);
+      fclose(fp);
+    } else {
+      fputs("Warning: Cannot open .gitignore!\n", stderr);
+    }
+
     if (can_run_command("git"))
       system(text_format("git init %s", project_path));