diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 41eb75d..c5336ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 build/
 builddir/
 .flatpak-builder/
+
+# temp files created by elementary OS code
+*~
diff --git a/template/.gitignore b/template/.gitignore
index 41eb75d..c5336ab 100644
--- a/template/.gitignore
+++ b/template/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 build/
 builddir/
 .flatpak-builder/
+
+# temp files created by elementary OS code
+*~
diff --git a/template/meson.build b/template/meson.build
index 04cacac..908814e 100644
--- a/template/meson.build
+++ b/template/meson.build
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ executable(
     'src' / 'Application.vala',
     'src' / 'MainWindow.vala',
     'src' / 'Widgets' / 'HeaderBar.vala',
-    'src' / 'Constants' / 'Colours.vala',
+    'src' / 'Constants' / 'Colors.vala',
+    config_header,
     dependencies: [
       dependency('granite', version: '>=5.2.4'),
       dependency('gtk+-3.0'),
diff --git a/template/po/POTFILES b/template/po/POTFILES
index 37e4aa3..a273afb 100644
--- a/template/po/POTFILES
+++ b/template/po/POTFILES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 src/Application.vala
-sr/MainWindow.vala
+src/MainWindow.vala
 data/{GITHUB.APP}.desktop.in
 data/{GITHUB.APP}.appdata.xml.in
diff --git a/template/src/Application.vala b/template/src/Application.vala
index 091733a..4a7dece 100644
--- a/template/src/Application.vala
+++ b/template/src/Application.vala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace {APP.NAMESPACE} {
             // Display the app description as the option context summary.
             // The option context summary is displayed above the set of options
             // on the --help screen.
-            set_option_context_summary (_({APP.DESCRIPTION}));
+            set_option_context_summary (_("{APP.DESCRIPTION}"));
 
             // Display the copyright notice as the option context description.
             // The option context description is displayed below the set of options
diff --git a/template/src/Constants/Config.vala b/template/src/Constants/Config.vala.in
similarity index 100%
rename from template/src/Constants/Config.vala
rename to template/src/Constants/Config.vala.in