diff --git a/api/.gitignore b/api/.gitignore
index 2ba1650c..17c17360 100644
--- a/api/.gitignore
+++ b/api/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .coverage
 coverage.xml
+entry.py
 
 *.log
 *.swp
diff --git a/exe/build.bat b/exe/build.bat
index 4ff19fbb..85573ffd 100644
--- a/exe/build.bat
+++ b/exe/build.bat
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 REM activate venv
 ..\api\onnx_env\Scripts\Activate.bat
 
+REM copy entry script
+copy .\entry.py ..\api\entry.py
+
 REM build bundle
 pyinstaller win10.directml.dir.spec --noconfirm