diff --git a/scripts/config.py b/scripts/config.py
index b8ec5d1..155e4af 100644
--- a/scripts/config.py
+++ b/scripts/config.py
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ CURRENT_COURSE_WATCH_FILE = Path('/tmp/current_course').resolve()
 ROOT = Path('~/Uni/semester-5').expanduser()
 DATE_FORMAT = '%a %d %b %Y %H:%M'
 LOCALE = "de_DE.utf8"
+COURSE_IGNORE_FILE = '.courseignore'
diff --git a/scripts/courses.py b/scripts/courses.py
index 46a87f5..4f5ddfc 100755
--- a/scripts/courses.py
+++ b/scripts/courses.py
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import yaml
 
 from lectures import Lectures
-from config import ROOT, CURRENT_COURSE_ROOT, CURRENT_COURSE_SYMLINK, CURRENT_COURSE_WATCH_FILE
-
+from config import ROOT, CURRENT_COURSE_ROOT, CURRENT_COURSE_SYMLINK, CURRENT_COURSE_WATCH_FILE, COURSE_IGNORE_FILE
 class Course():
     def __init__(self, path):
         self.path = path
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ class Courses(list):
         return sorted(_courses, key=lambda c: c.name)
 
     def ignored_courses(self):
-        with open(ROOT / '.courseignore') as ignore:
+        with open(ROOT / COURSE_IGNORE_FILE) as ignore:
             lines = ignore.readlines()
             paths = []
             for line in lines: