diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f60b72b58..cf35582a6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var/
 .installed.cfg
 *.egg
 /cache
+requirements.txt
 
 # PyInstaller
 #  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
diff --git a/scripts/deploy_to_sandbox.sh b/scripts/deploy_to_sandbox.sh
index 306fb0af9..683e875b1 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy_to_sandbox.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy_to_sandbox.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ poetry export --without-hashes --format=requirements.txt > requirements.txt
 # All environment variables are accounted for in the deploy-config/sandbox.yml
 # file, no need to add any of your own or source a .env* file.
 
-# If ithis errors out because you need to be logged in, login first with this:
+# If this errors out because you need to be logged in, login first with this:
 # cf login -a api.fr.cloud.gov --sso
 cf target -o gsa-tts-benefits-studio -s notify-sandbox
-cf push -f manifest.yml --vars-file deploy-config/staging.yml --strategy rolling
+cf push -f manifest.yml --vars-file deploy-config/sandbox.yml --strategy rolling