diff --git a/bin/tests/build.rs b/bin/tests/build.rs
index e539253b..48707619 100644
--- a/bin/tests/build.rs
+++ b/bin/tests/build.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use hemtt::cli;
 #[test]
 pub fn build() {
     std::env::set_current_dir("tests/alpha").unwrap();
+    hemtt::execute(&cli().get_matches_from(vec!["hemtt", "dev", "--in-test"])).unwrap();
     hemtt::execute(&cli().get_matches_from(vec!["hemtt", "build", "--in-test"])).unwrap();
 
     std::env::set_current_dir("../bravo").unwrap();
diff --git a/libs/common/src/workspace/mod.rs b/libs/common/src/workspace/mod.rs
index c9e89476..e08a9aad 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/workspace/mod.rs
+++ b/libs/common/src/workspace/mod.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ impl Workspace {
             if entry.is_dir()? {
                 continue;
             }
+            if entry.as_str().contains(".hemtt") {
+                continue;
+            }
             match entry.filename().to_lowercase().as_str() {
                 "config.cpp" => {
                     trace!("config.cpp: {:?}", entry);