diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2871892..546d476 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 ## AWS Cfn Lint Atom
+Provides IDE specific integration to [cfn-lint](https://github.com/awslabs/cfn-python-lint)
 
 ![Preview](cfn-linter.png)
 
-Provides IDE specific integration to cfn-lint. https://github.com/awslabs/cfn-python-lint
-
 ## Requires
 #### cfn-lint
 For atom-cfn-lint to work you need to have cfn-lint installed.
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ For atom-cfn-lint to work you need to have cfn-lint installed.
 
 ## Verify Installation
 #### JSON/YAML Templates
-Atom-cfn-lint is coded to work with JSON and YAML files but the goal is to only scan CloudFormation templates.  As a result we look for `AWSTemplateFormatVersion` being defined in the file.  CloudFormation only requires `Resources` to be defined but this is too generic for assuming that the file is a CloudFormation template.
+Atom-cfn-lint will work with JSON and YAML files but the goal is to only scan CloudFormation templates.  As a result we look for `AWSTemplateFormatVersion` being defined in the file.  CloudFormation only requires `Resources` to be defined but this is too generic for assuming that the file is a CloudFormation template.
 
 ##### Example
 You can use the following example to verify that the installation was successful:
@@ -29,6 +28,10 @@ Result (`Type` is marked as an error):
 
 See [Templates](spec/fixtures/templates/) for more examples.
 
+## Contribute
+
+The code for this plugin can be found on GitHub at [awslabs/aws-cfn-lint-atom](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cfn-lint-atom)
+
 ## License
 
 This library is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.
diff --git a/lib/atom-cfn-lint.js b/lib/atom-cfn-lint.js
index 4e5223a..74c9850 100644
--- a/lib/atom-cfn-lint.js
+++ b/lib/atom-cfn-lint.js
@@ -169,15 +169,15 @@ module.exports = {
 
         let i
         if (Array.isArray(this.ignoreRules) && this.ignoreRules.length) {
-          args = args.concat(['--ignore-checks'])
           for (i = 0; i < this.ignoreRules.length; i += 1) {
+            args = args.concat(['--ignore-checks'])
             args = args.concat([this.ignoreRules[i]])
           }
         }
 
         if (Array.isArray(this.appendRules) && this.appendRules.length) {
-          args = args.concat(['--append-rules'])
           for (i = 0; i < this.appendRules.length; i += 1) {
+            args = args.concat(['--append-rules'])
             args = args.concat([this.appendRules[i]])
           }
         }
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/templates/append.yaml b/spec/fixtures/templates/append.yaml
index b1c1498..abaa9c1 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/templates/append.yaml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/templates/append.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Parameters:
       - Test
   TestEnvironment:
     Type: String
-    Default: String
+    Default: Test
     Description: Another Environment
     AllowedValues:
       - Dev