diff --git a/gitosis/gitdaemon.py b/gitosis/gitdaemon.py
index 78ca9ea..5b77dab 100644
--- a/gitosis/gitdaemon.py
+++ b/gitosis/gitdaemon.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ def _error(e):
         to_recurse = []
         repos = []
         for dirname in dirnames:
+            if dirname == '.git':
+                continue
             if dirname.endswith('.git'):
                 repos.append(dirname)
             else: