diff --git a/salt/profile/static/files/git_pull_and_update.sh b/salt/profile/static/files/git_pull_and_update.sh
index 661491d..2d52ca1 100644
--- a/salt/profile/static/files/git_pull_and_update.sh
+++ b/salt/profile/static/files/git_pull_and_update.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ echo "$EXPECTED_SHA256" | sha256sum -c --quiet --strict || {
 cd $BASEDIR || exit 1
 for dir in *.opensuse.org ; do
     for server in $SERVERS ; do
-        rsync -az -C --delete-after "$@" -e ssh "$BASEDIR/$dir/" "web_static@$server:/srv/www/vhosts/$dir/"
+        rsync -az --exclude '.git' --delete-after "$@" -e ssh "$BASEDIR/$dir/" "web_static@$server:/srv/www/vhosts/$dir/"
     done
 done