diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dfe37858da7ec6579f8ac2d2585ed2c11d33ecdb..4b7022228f10be8b83d42ef87eb66b01a4e0687f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ virt_env*/
 **/era5_size_64_64_3_3t_norm
 
 # Ignore (Batch) runscripts
-HPC_scripts/
+HPC_scripts/*.sh
 !HPC_scripts/*_template.sh
-Zam347_scripts/
+Zam347_scripts/*.sh
 !Zam347_scripts/*_template.sh
  
diff --git a/video_prediction_savp/HPC_scripts/generate_movingmnist_template.sh b/video_prediction_savp/HPC_scripts/generate_movingmnist_template.sh
index 1de81d2543d255a160ff811ff391a963ef712bde..14921eb47506678839ddf348cc1ae5d8ca3d1280 100755
--- a/video_prediction_savp/HPC_scripts/generate_movingmnist_template.sh
+++ b/video_prediction_savp/HPC_scripts/generate_movingmnist_template.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 #SBATCH --mail-user=s.stadtler@fz-juelich.de
 ##jutil env activate -p cjjsc42
 
+######### Template identifier (don't remove) #########
+echo "Do not run the template scripts"
+exit 99
+######### Template identifier (don't remove) #########
+
 # Name of virtual environment 
 VIRT_ENV_NAME="vp"
 
diff --git a/video_prediction_savp/HPC_scripts/train_movingmnist_template.sh b/video_prediction_savp/HPC_scripts/train_movingmnist_template.sh
index 006ff73c30c4a53c80aef9371bfbe29fac39f973..158b9dc7b2614c2997b5df04be8cd5f07fbaa459 100755
--- a/video_prediction_savp/HPC_scripts/train_movingmnist_template.sh
+++ b/video_prediction_savp/HPC_scripts/train_movingmnist_template.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #SBATCH --mail-user=b.gong@fz-juelich.de
 ##jutil env activate -p cjjsc42
 
+######### Template identifier (don't remove) #########
+echo "Do not run the template scripts"
+exit 99
+######### Template identifier (don't remove) #########
 
 # Name of virtual environment 
 VIRT_ENV_NAME="vp"