diff --git a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
index 3b44270c6..99133244e 100644
--- a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
+++ b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/Changelog.txt
@@ -185,4 +185,5 @@ v 2.0:
 	- Fix forgetting sub groups on a manload.
 	- Allow 'manucheckp' to notify when superperms reports false but it is really negated.
 	- Only output a Data update message if something has changed.
-	- Fix loading users with only numerals in their names to be seen as strings.
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+	- Fix loading users with only numerals in their names to be seen as strings.
+	- Ignore any sub folders in the Worlds folder which start with a period (fix for storing data in svn respoitories).
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diff --git a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/dataholder/worlds/WorldsHolder.java b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/dataholder/worlds/WorldsHolder.java
index f9735c282..199c99bb3 100644
--- a/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/dataholder/worlds/WorldsHolder.java
+++ b/EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/dataholder/worlds/WorldsHolder.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class WorldsHolder {
 		 * and attempt to load the world data
 		 */
 		for (File folder : worldsFolder.listFiles()) {
-			if (folder.isDirectory()) {
+			if (folder.isDirectory() && !folder.getName().startsWith(".")) {
 				GroupManager.logger.info("World Found: " + folder.getName());
 
 				/*