diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd5f33a8..b0e5e521 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,3 +47,6 @@ pkg
 
 # For rubinius:
 #*.rbc
+
+*.idea/
+*.iml
diff --git a/lib/commands/unipept/taxa2tree.rb b/lib/commands/unipept/taxa2tree.rb
index 30d0993a..b34015f0 100644
--- a/lib/commands/unipept/taxa2tree.rb
+++ b/lib/commands/unipept/taxa2tree.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ class Taxa2Tree < ApiRunner
     def initialize(args, opts, cmd)
       super
 
+      @link = false
+
       # JSON is the default format for this command
       args[:format] = 'json' unless args[:format]