--- a/server/python/junius/bootstrap.py
+++ b/server/python/junius/bootstrap.py
@@ -107,16 +107,17 @@ def install_client_files(dbs):
     
     # we cannot go in a zipped egg...
     junius_root_dir = path_part_nuke(model.__file__, 4)
     client_dir = os.path.join(junius_root_dir, 'client')
     print 'listing contents of', client_dir
     
     for filename in os.listdir(client_dir):
         path = os.path.join(client_dir, filename)
+        if filename.endswith("~") or filename.startswith("."): continue;
         if os.path.isfile(path):
             f = open(path, 'rb')
             ct = mimetypes.guess_type(filename)[0]
             if ct is None and sys.platform=="win32":
                 # A very simplistic check in the windows registry.
                 import _winreg
                 try:
                     k = _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT,