diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b512c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c287b5..db20624 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "request": "^2.79.0",
     "underscore": "^1.8.3"
   },
-  "optionalDependencies": {
+  "devDependencies": {
     "should": "^13.2.0",
     "mocha": "^4.0.1"
   }