diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c02836..74a248c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-node_modules
-bower_components
+/node_modules
+/bower_components
+/npm-debug.log
 .DS_Store
-npm-debug.log
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8219eab..ab12325 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ We have included in this repository a client you can run to visualize and test a
   * do npm start in the passport home directory
   * visit http://localhost:3333
 
+If you do end up making edits, consider making use of gulp's live-reload
+feature. Use ``npm run-script watch`` as an alternative to ``npm start``.
+N.B.: "watch" terminates early with node 0.10.18 / npm 1.3.8, and latest
+versions of dependencies.
+
 ## API specification
 
 ####POST /api/timeslots - create a timeslot
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba881c7..c2887c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "passport",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js watch",
+    "start": "./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js server",
+    "watch": "./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js watch",
     "build": "./node_modules/gulp/bin/gulp.js build",
     "postinstall": "./node_modules/bower/bin/bower install"
   },
diff --git a/public/js/bundle.js b/public/js/bundle.js
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/public/js/vendor.js b/public/js/vendor.js
old mode 100755
new mode 100644