diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d689ad06..54e16fda 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -252,4 +252,9 @@ paket-files/
 *.sln.iml
 
 # Sample data
-.data/
\ No newline at end of file
+.data/
+.fake
+.ionide
+
+.fake
+.ionide
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/unforge/Program.cs b/src/unforge/Program.cs
index edf2c7dc..956d5bce 100644
--- a/src/unforge/Program.cs
+++ b/src/unforge/Program.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ namespace unforge
     class Program
     {
 		static void Main(params String[] args)
-        {
+		{
+			var ci = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
+			System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = ci;
+			System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = ci;
+
+
             if (args.Length == 0)
             {
                 args = new String[] { "game.v4.dcb" };