diff --git a/builder.py b/builder.py
index 7025a7c..67988ea 100755
--- a/builder.py
+++ b/builder.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def get_total_folders(folder: str, _args: Args, _total: int = 0) -> int:
 
     items = sorted(os.listdir(folder))
     for item in items:
-        if item not in EXCLUDES and os.path.isdir(os.path.join(folder, item)):
+        if item not in EXCLUDES and os.path.isdir(os.path.join(folder, item)) and not item.startswith("."):
             if item not in _args.exclude_folders and not any(
                 fnmatch.fnmatchcase(os.path.join(folder, item), exclude) for exclude in _args.exclude_folders
             ):