diff --git a/server/utils/fileUtils.js b/server/utils/fileUtils.js
index 14e4d743c..5d0d5e236 100644
--- a/server/utils/fileUtils.js
+++ b/server/utils/fileUtils.js
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ async function recurseFiles(path, relPathToReplace = null) {
     extensions: true,
     deep: true,
     realPath: true,
-    normalizePath: true
+    normalizePath: true,
+    exclude: ['@eaDir', '#snapshot']
   }
   let list = await rra.list(path, options)
   if (list.error) {
@@ -440,4 +441,4 @@ module.exports.getDirectoriesInPath = async (dirPath, level) => {
     Logger.error('Failed to readdir', dirPath, error)
     return []
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}