diff --git a/xnat_ingest/session.py b/xnat_ingest/session.py
index 1b7f3a2..6bfd556 100644
--- a/xnat_ingest/session.py
+++ b/xnat_ingest/session.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def construct(
         # Sort loaded series by StudyInstanceUID (imaging session)
         logger.info("Loading DICOM series from %s", str(dicoms_path))
         dicom_sessions = defaultdict(list)
-        for series in from_paths(dicom_fspaths, DicomSeries):
+        for series in from_paths(dicom_fspaths, DicomSeries, ignore=".*"):
             dicom_sessions[series["StudyInstanceUID"]].append(series)
 
         # Construct sessions from sorted series