diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4c1f83be0..3f992a889 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@ project/plugins/project/
 # intellij
 .idea/
 
+# VSCode
+.vscode
+
 # Mac
 *.DS_Store
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index ec2b5c223..d49da406e 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ fork in Test := true
 
 // This and the next line fix a problem with forked run: https://github.com/scalatest/scalatest/issues/770
 javaOptions in Test ++= Seq(
+  "-XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions",
   "-Xmx2048m",
   "-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=384m",
   "-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=384m",