diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2c144f4a1c6..d31f88928252 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ db-tools/
 
 # Coverage report
 lcov.info
+
+# Generated by ./etc/generate-jwt.sh
+jwttoken/
diff --git a/etc/generate-jwt.sh b/etc/generate-jwt.sh
index 6f5bc2b790c3..5c3aea2bf6e4 100755
--- a/etc/generate-jwt.sh
+++ b/etc/generate-jwt.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
 # Borrowed from EthStaker's prepare for the merge guide
 # See https://github.com/remyroy/ethstaker/blob/main/prepare-for-the-merge.md#configuring-a-jwt-token-file
 
@@ -8,4 +9,4 @@ then
   openssl rand -hex 32 | tr -d "\n" | tee > ${SCRIPT_DIR}/jwttoken/jwt.hex
 else
   echo "${SCRIPT_DIR}/jwttoken/jwt.hex already exists!"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi