diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
index 108fb4e17..b49ece300 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitignore
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ pip-delete-this-directory.txt
 # Unit test / coverage reports
 htmlcov/
 .tox/
+.cache
+.pytest_cache
 .coverage
 .coverage.*
 .cache
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/wsgi.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/wsgi.py
index 4f5762a29..b9812c3b4 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/wsgi.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/wsgi.py
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
 from .processes import processes
 
 
-def application(environ, start_response):
-    app = create_app()
-    return app(environ, start_response)
-
-
 def create_app(cfgfiles=None):
     config_files = [os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'default.cfg')]
     if cfgfiles:
@@ -17,3 +12,6 @@ def create_app(cfgfiles=None):
         config_files.append(os.environ['PYWPS_CFG'])
     service = Service(processes=processes, cfgfiles=config_files)
     return service
+
+
+application = create_app()