diff --git a/development/.gitignore b/development/.gitignore
index 21983e8..50412cd 100644
--- a/development/.gitignore
+++ b/development/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-./dev-proxy/proxy-data
+/dev-proxy/proxy-data
diff --git a/development/dev-proxy/velocity.toml b/development/dev-proxy/velocity.toml
index 04cfc8f..ec5da77 100644
--- a/development/dev-proxy/velocity.toml
+++ b/development/dev-proxy/velocity.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ bind = "0.0.0.0:25565"
 
 # What should be the MOTD? This gets displayed when the player adds your server to
 # their server list. Only MiniMessage format is accepted.
-motd = "<dark_purple>Garde Studios</dark_purple <red>DEVELOPMENT BUILD</red>"
+motd = "<dark_purple>Garde Studios</dark_purple> <red>DEVELOPMENT BUILD</red>"
 
 # What should we display for the maximum number of players? (Velocity does not support a cap
 # on the number of players online.)