diff --git a/.bin/tmux-projectinator b/.bin/tmux-projectinator
index 247ed6b..2b00ef6 100755
--- a/.bin/tmux-projectinator
+++ b/.bin/tmux-projectinator
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ debug () {
     fi
 }
 
+spinner() {
+  local s="⣾⣽⣻⢿⡿⣟⣯⣷"
+  local -i i=0
+  while :; do
+    printf "%s\\r" "${s:$((i++%4)):1}" >&2
+    sleep .1
+  done
+
+}
+
 open_local () {
     tmux send-keys "cd $PROJECT_PATH" Enter
 
@@ -52,7 +62,12 @@ open_new_pane () {
 declare -A CUSTOM_SESSIONS
 CUSTOM_SESSIONS[Projects]=Halia
 
-PROJECT_LIST=$(find ~/* -name .git -type d -prune 2>/dev/null)
+spinner &
+spinner_pid=$!
+
+PROJECT_LIST=$(find ~/* -name .git -type d -not -path "~/.*" -prune 2>/dev/null)
+
+kill $spinner_pid
 
 SELECTED=$(echo $PROJECT_LIST | sed 's/\/.git/\n/g' | sed "s/$(echo $HOME | sed 's/\//\\\//g')//" | cut -d'/' -f2- | fzf)