diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f5ca8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/2048*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 92c2ff5..dc28d95 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ LIBS	= -lcurses
 all: 2048
 
 2048: src/2048.c src/2048.h src/highscore_file.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) src/2048.c src/highscore_file.c -o 2048 $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) src/2048.c src/highscore_file.c -o 2048
 
 2048nc: src/2048_no_curses.c src/2048.h src/highscore_file.c
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) src/2048_no_curses.c src/highscore_file.c -o 2048nc
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) src/2048_no_curses.c src/highscore_file.c -o 2048nc
 
 clean:
 	rm -f 2048 2048nc
diff --git a/src/2048.c b/src/2048.c
index 4f18260..d1c8f1c 100644
--- a/src/2048.c
+++ b/src/2048.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int get_score_high() {
     if (fd == NULL) 
         fd = fopen(HISCORE_FILE, "w+");
 
-    fscanf(fd, "%d", &s);
+    if (fscanf(fd, "%d", &s) == 1) {};
     fclose(fd);
     return s;
 }