diff --git a/tests/data/fonts/.gitignore b/tests/data/fonts/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/webssh/settings.py b/webssh/settings.py
index 53d19ddb..45c59f92 100644
--- a/webssh/settings.py
+++ b/webssh/settings.py
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ def get_origin_setting(options):
 
 
 def get_font_setting(font, font_dir):
-    filenames = {f for f in os.listdir(font_dir) if
-                 os.path.isfile(os.path.join(font_dir, f))}
+    filenames = {f for f in os.listdir(font_dir) if not f.startswith('.')
+                 and os.path.isfile(os.path.join(font_dir, f))}
     if font:
         if font not in filenames:
             raise ValueError(
diff --git a/webssh/static/css/fonts/.gitignore b/webssh/static/css/fonts/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b