diff --git a/utils/miniplayer.py b/utils/miniplayer.py
index d37f94f..7aaa76c 100755
--- a/utils/miniplayer.py
+++ b/utils/miniplayer.py
@@ -83,13 +83,19 @@ class MiniPlayer(object):
         if len(self.__playNext) > 0 and os.path.isfile(self.__playNext[0]):
             anim = self.__playNext.pop(0)
         else:
-            anims = { os.path.join(dp, fn) for dp, dns, fns in \
-                      os.walk(self.__animDir, followlinks=True) for fn in fns }
+            anims = set()
+            for dp, dns, fns in os.walk(self.__animDir, followlinks=True):
+                if os.path.basename(dp).startswith('.'):
+                    continue
+                for fn in filter(lambda f: not f.startswith('.'), fns):
+                    anims.add(os.path.join(dp, fn))
+
             if anims != self.__anims or len(self.__anims_remaining) == 0:
                 self.__anims = anims
                 self.__anims_remaining = set(anims)
             anim = random.sample(self.__anims_remaining, 1)[0]
             self.__anims_remaining.remove(anim)
+
         return anim
 
     def run(self):
@@ -105,8 +111,7 @@ class MiniPlayer(object):
         while self.__running:
 
             # begin to load the next animation
-            filename = os.path.join(self.__animDir, self.getNextFilename())
-            loader = AnimationLoaderThread(filename)
+            loader = AnimationLoaderThread(self.getNextFilename())
             loader.start()
 
             # play the animation in case it had been successfully loaded before