diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8c0ca9e8..ca26a6e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 # python
 .venv/
+__pycache__/
 *.py[co]
 
 # website
diff --git a/website/tests/test_fetch_github_stars.py b/website/tests/test_fetch_github_stars.py
index 6c9eb383..ecdccf73 100644
--- a/website/tests/test_fetch_github_stars.py
+++ b/website/tests/test_fetch_github_stars.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for fetch_github_stars module."""
 
 import json
-import os
-import sys
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
 from fetch_github_stars import (
     build_graphql_query,
     extract_github_repos,