diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4bc2558..466174b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 venv/
 .vscode/
 .idea/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index bf69788..f58ed2e 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def get_profile(username: str):
 def delete_profile(username: str):
     """Delete a user profile by username."""
     if username not in profile_store:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Profile not found")
     del profile_store[username]
     return {"deleted": True}