diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..371652e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.idea
+.dev
+npm-debug.log
+node_modules
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 128dea3..fbf1a10 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Seeder.prototype.clearModels = function(models, cb) {
 	}
 
 	// Confirm that all Models have been registered in Mongoose
-	var invalidModels = this.invalidModelCheck(modelNames, function(err) {
+	this.invalidModelCheck(modelNames, function(err) {
 		if (err) {
 			console.error(chalk.red('Error: ' + err.message));
 			return;