diff --git a/src/usvfs_dll/usvfs.cpp b/src/usvfs_dll/usvfs.cpp
index 652d2e4..08caa74 100644
--- a/src/usvfs_dll/usvfs.cpp
+++ b/src/usvfs_dll/usvfs.cpp
@@ -762,6 +762,9 @@ BOOL WINAPI VirtualLinkDirectoryStatic(LPCWSTR source, LPCWSTR destination, unsi
       for (winapi::ex::wide::FileResult file :
            winapi::ex::wide::quickFindFiles(sourceP.c_str(), L"*")) {
         if (file.attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) {
+            if (file.fileName == L".git") {
+                continue;
+            }		
           if ((file.fileName != L".") && (file.fileName != L"..")) {
             VirtualLinkDirectoryStatic((sourceW + file.fileName).c_str(),
                                        (destinationW + file.fileName).c_str(),
@@ -771,6 +774,10 @@ BOOL WINAPI VirtualLinkDirectoryStatic(LPCWSTR source, LPCWSTR destination, unsi
           std::string nameU8 = ush::string_cast<std::string>(
               file.fileName.c_str(), ush::CodePage::UTF8);
 
+          if (bfs::path(nameU8).extension() == ".mohidden") {
+              continue;
+          }
+		
           // TODO could save memory here by storing only the file name for the
           // source and constructing the full name using the parent directory
           context->redirectionTable().addFile(