diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efc3981d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Pearl.egg-info/
+build/
diff --git a/pearl/utils/functional_utils/train_and_eval/online_learning.py b/pearl/utils/functional_utils/train_and_eval/online_learning.py
index 993fdbd7..440406bc 100644
--- a/pearl/utils/functional_utils/train_and_eval/online_learning.py
+++ b/pearl/utils/functional_utils/train_and_eval/online_learning.py
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ def online_learning(
         )
         if number_of_steps is not None and episode_total_steps > record_period:
             print(
-                f"An episode is longer than the report_period: episode length {episode_total_steps}"
-                ", record_period {record_period}. Try using a smaller record_period."
+                f"An episode is longer than the record_period: episode length {episode_total_steps}"
+                f", record_period {record_period}. Try using a larger record_period."
             )
             exit(1)
         total_steps += episode_total_steps