diff --git a/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts b/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts
index dc14e6a040..141fb9e1a4 100644
--- a/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/livesync/livesync-service.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class LiveSyncService implements ILiveSyncService {
 			}
 		}
 
-		let watcher = choki.watch(pattern, { ignoreInitial: true, cwd: syncWorkingDirectory }).on("all", (event: string, filePath: string) => {
+		let watcher = choki.watch(pattern, { ignoreInitial: true, cwd: syncWorkingDirectory, ignored: '**/*.DS_Store' }).on("all", (event: string, filePath: string) => {
 			fiberBootstrap.run(() => {
 				that.$dispatcher.dispatch(() => (() => {
 					try {