diff --git a/portpeek b/portpeek
index e3bf2a4..0632410 100755
--- a/portpeek
+++ b/portpeek
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ def get_recursive_info(filename):
         # get listing of directory
         filenames = os.listdir(filename)
         for file_name in filenames:
-            get_recursive_info(filename + os.path.sep + file_name)
+            if not file_name.startswith('.'):
+                get_recursive_info(filename + os.path.sep + file_name)
     else:
         get_info(filename)
 
@@ -1330,7 +1331,8 @@ def clean_useflagsFile(filename):
             # get listing of directory
             filenames = os.listdir(filename)
             for file_name in filenames:
-                clean_useflagsFile(filename + os.path.sep + file_name)
+                if not file_name.startswith('.'):
+                    clean_useflagsFile(filename + os.path.sep + file_name)
             return
         else:
             # go through stable array and remove line if found
@@ -1469,7 +1471,8 @@ def cleanFile(filename):
             # get listing of directory
             filenames = os.listdir(filename)
             for file_name in filenames:
-                cleanFile(filename + os.path.sep + file_name)
+                if not file_name.startswith('.'):
+                    cleanFile(filename + os.path.sep + file_name)
             return
         else:
             # go through stable array and remove line if found