diff --git a/repo_watcher.sh b/repo_watcher.sh
index afdea44..d104b6a 100644
--- a/repo_watcher.sh
+++ b/repo_watcher.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ while true; do
     echo "Repository $REPO_URL doesn't exist locally - Downloading..."
     git clone $REPO_URL repo
     cd repo
-    rsync -av --delete ./ /DATA
+    rsync -av --delete --exclude '.git/' ./ /DATA
     curl -d "Repository $REPO_URL doesn't exist locally - Downloading..." $NTFY_URL
   fi
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ while true; do
   elif [ $LOCAL = $BASE ]; then
       echo "Pulling Updates from Repository..."
       git pull origin main
-      rsync -av --delete ./ /DATA
+      rsync -av --delete --exclude '.git/' ./ /DATA
       curl -d "$REPO_URL Automatically Pulled Update" $NTFY_URL
   else
       echo "Data Diverged - How exactly did this happen?"