diff --git a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project-helper.ts b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project-helper.ts
index 887ddbdd04..fe7121309d 100644
--- a/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project-helper.ts
+++ b/packages/server-core/src/projects/project/project-helper.ts
@@ -1678,6 +1678,19 @@ const staticResourceClasses = [
   AssetType.Prefab
 ]
 
+const ignoreFiles = ['.ds_store']
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether a file is to be ignored in resources.json and static-resources
+ * @param key
+ */
+export const isIgnoredFile = (key: string) => {
+  for (const ignoreFile of ignoreFiles) {
+    if (key.includes(ignoreFile)) return true
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
 /**
  * Updates the local storage provider with the project's current files
  * @param app Application object
@@ -1757,7 +1770,10 @@ export const uploadLocalProjectToProvider = async (
         },
         { isDirectory: false }
       )
-      if (!filePathRelative.startsWith(`assets/`) && !filePathRelative.startsWith(`public/`)) {
+      if (
+        (!filePathRelative.startsWith(`assets/`) && !filePathRelative.startsWith(`public/`)) ||
+        isIgnoredFile(filePathRelative)
+      ) {
         existingKeySet.delete(key)
         continue
       }