diff --git a/groundStation/.gitignore b/groundStation/.gitignore
index 497d963050ad05b99b4c2526566eda54fcfaef95..243744841d61593c6d6a49e937c869872a46de35 100644
--- a/groundStation/.gitignore
+++ b/groundStation/.gitignore
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ src/vrpn/build*
 src/vrpn/pc_linux64/*
 
 #Exacutables
-BlueTooth
 logs
 client
 BackEnd
+obj
+monitorQuad
diff --git a/groundStation/README.md b/groundStation/README.md
index e9c7f6c83b5b74cd7514b5d9cf32330a7e99eb6c..65413c06e55bfe543adade1f58ad1c3341c3f221 100644
--- a/groundStation/README.md
+++ b/groundStation/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ cd into the groundstation folder.
 	make
 
 run the program with sudo privledges
-	sudo ./BackEnd
+	sudo -E ./BackEnd
 
-If you wish to change the way the backend communicates to the quad and vice versa, modify src/config.h .
+If you wish to change the way the backend communicates to the quad and vice versa, look at src/config.h. 
+	This provides a list of environment variables which you can set and use for your computer or time of use.
+	Because the backend must be ran with sudo privledges, you will need to preserve the env. vars. with sudo rights.
+	Hence the "-E" flag.