diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ad2cc76..f685c74 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def read_requirements():
 
 setup(
     name='gptdeploy',
-    version='0.18.25',
+    version='0.18.26',
     description='Use natural language interface to generate, deploy and update your microservice infrastructure.',
     long_description=open('README.md', 'r', encoding='utf-8').read(),
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index 3af6e83..30e33c7 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = '0.18.25'
+__version__ = '0.18.26'
 from src.cli import main
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/options/__init__.py b/src/options/__init__.py
index f569aea..56f0cab 100644
--- a/src/options/__init__.py
+++ b/src/options/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 import os
 
+def listdir_no_hidden(path):
+    """
+    List all non-hidden files and directories in the specified path.
+
+    :param path: str, optional (default is '.')
+        The path to the directory you want to list files and directories from.
+    :return: list
+        A list of filenames and directory names that are not hidden.
+    """
+    return [entry for entry in os.listdir(path) if not entry.startswith('.')]
+
 
 def get_latest_folder(path, max_fn=max):
-    return max_fn([os.path.join(path, f) for f in os.listdir(path) if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(path, f))])
+    return max_fn([os.path.join(path, f) for f in listdir_no_hidden(path) if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(path, f))])
 
 def version_max_fn(path_list):
     version_list = [int(path.split('/')[-1].replace('v', '')) for path in path_list]
@@ -25,9 +36,9 @@ def validate_folder_is_correct(microservice_path):
         raise ValueError(f'Path {microservice_path} does not exist')
     if not os.path.isdir(microservice_path):
         raise ValueError(f'Path {microservice_path} is not a directory')
-    if len(os.listdir(microservice_path)) == 0:
+    if len(listdir_no_hidden(microservice_path)) == 0:
         raise ValueError(f'Path {microservice_path} is empty. Please generate a microservice first. Type `gptdeploy generate` for further instructions.')
-    if len(os.listdir(microservice_path)) > 1:
+    if len(listdir_no_hidden(microservice_path)) > 1:
         raise ValueError(f'Path {microservice_path} needs to contain only one folder. Please make sure that you only have one microservice in this folder.')
     latest_version_path = get_latest_version_path(microservice_path)
     required_files = [