diff --git a/preload/menu.py b/preload/menu.py
index 944621328afbe2feef776d9168b88d638aec6418..06ae20f52f9de9508100c7349818d1a5bdf8d033 100644
--- a/preload/menu.py
+++ b/preload/menu.py
@@ -65,12 +65,14 @@ def list_apps():
     # list all hatchary style apps (not .elf and not .py)
     # with or without metadata.json
     for appFolder in sorted(os.listdir("/apps")):
-        if not (appFolder.endswith(".py") or appFolder.endswith(".elf")):
+        if not (appFolder.endswith(".py")
+                or appFolder.endswith(".elf")
+                or appFolder.startswith("._")):
             apps.append(["/apps/%s/__init__.py" % appFolder, read_metadata(appFolder)])
 
     # list simple python scripts
     for pyFile in sorted(os.listdir("/apps")):
-        if pyFile.endswith(".py"):
+        if pyFile.endswith(".py") and not pyFile.startswith("._"):
             apps.append(
                 [
                     "/apps/%s" % pyFile,
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ def list_apps():
 
     # list simple elf binaries
     for elfFile in sorted(os.listdir("/apps")):
-        if elfFile.endswith(".elf"):
+        if elfFile.endswith(".elf") and not elfFile.startswith("._"):
             apps.append(
                 [
                     "/apps/%s" % elfFile,