diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index e216ae5..99ea9e1 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /node_modules
 /test
+.idea
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f763206..78c5743 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha"
   },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public",
+    "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/ElucidataInc/node-s3-client.git"