diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 08c0cdf4e3..e804e1a58b 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 {
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
-
+        {
+            "type": "java",
+            "name": "Java - Debug (Launch)",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/clients/java/",
+            "console": "externalTerminal",
+            "stopOnEntry": false,
+            "mainClass": "com.microsoft.aspnet.signalr.Chat",
+            "args": ""
+        },
         {
             "type": "node",
             "request": "attach",
diff --git a/clients/java/signalr/.gitignore b/clients/java/signalr/.gitignore
index 4063c2106b..4a81b0a662 100644
--- a/clients/java/signalr/.gitignore
+++ b/clients/java/signalr/.gitignore
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ bin/
 out/
 *.class
 *.jar
+.project
+.classpath
 # We need the gradle-wrapper.jar file so that others can use the gradle wrapper
 !gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
\ No newline at end of file