diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 30e8def..9ae4901 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -138,10 +138,13 @@ std::vector<std::string> config::get_template_local_paths()
 
 std::vector<std::string> config::get_local_server_definition_paths() {
     nlohmann::json server_definition_paths = mConfig["server_definition_paths"];
+
     std::vector<std::string> paths;
     for (auto &path : server_definition_paths) {
         if (path.is_string() && !path.empty())
+        {
             paths.push_back(path);
+        }
         else
             std::cerr << "Warning: Invalid server definition path: " << path << std::endl;
     }
diff --git a/src/servers.cpp b/src/servers.cpp
index 0880e30..976060c 100644
--- a/src/servers.cpp
+++ b/src/servers.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ std::vector<ServerInfo> get_configured_servers() {
                 if (std::filesystem::is_directory(entry)) {
                     std::string server_name = entry.path().filename().string();
 
+                    if (server_name.empty() || server_name[0]=='.' || server_name[0]=='_')
+                        continue;
+
                     server_env_manager env(server_name);
                     if (!env.is_valid()) {
                         std::cerr << "Error: Invalid server environment file: " << entry.path().string() << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/utils/directories.cpp b/src/utils/directories.cpp
index 68d073b..32c9e61 100644
--- a/src/utils/directories.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/directories.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ namespace localfile {
 
 namespace localpath {
         std::string server(const std::string &server_name) {
-            if (server_name.empty()) return "";
             for (std::filesystem::path dir : gConfig().get_local_server_definition_paths()) 
                 if (fs::exists(dir / server_name))
                     return dir / server_name;
+
             return "";
         }