diff --git a/server/utils/ImportHelper.ts b/server/utils/ImportHelper.ts
index 97b74eb12..12c63dbc9 100644
--- a/server/utils/ImportHelper.ts
+++ b/server/utils/ImportHelper.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default class ImportHelper {
     };
     let stats;
 
-    if ([".DS_Store", "__MACOSX"].includes(name)) {
+    if ([".git", ".DS_Store", "__MACOSX"].includes(name)) {
       return null;
     }