diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5890b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test.py
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 87335da..98969aa 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ def emojify(message):
     "summer": "🍉",
 }
 
-    message = message.replace('"', "")
-    message = message.replace("'", "")
+    message = message.strip('"')
+    message = message.strip("'")
     finalMessage = []
     print("message is:",message)
     message = message.split(" ")