diff --git a/platform.go b/platform.go
index 1913eee..5bcc2c1 100644
--- a/platform.go
+++ b/platform.go
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ func NewBindingsFromPath(path string) (Bindings, error) {
 
 	bindings := Bindings{}
 	for _, file := range files {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(filepath.Base(file), ".") {
+			// ignore hidden files
+			continue
+		}
 		binding, err := NewBindingFromPath(file)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create new binding from %s\n%w", file, err)
diff --git a/platform_test.go b/platform_test.go
index 4c4fcf8..674f30f 100644
--- a/platform_test.go
+++ b/platform_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ func testPlatform(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 			Expect(os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(path, "bravo", "secret"), 0755)).To(Succeed())
 			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(path, "bravo", "secret", "test-secret-key"), []byte("test-secret-value"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
 			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(path, "bravo", "secret", "test-secret-key-trimmed"), []byte(" test-secret-value-trimmed \n"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
+
+			Expect(os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(path, ".hidden", "metadata"), 0755)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(path, ".hidden", "metadata", "kind"), []byte("test-kind"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(path, ".hiddenFile"), []byte("test-kind"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
 		})
 
 		context("Binding", func() {
@@ -205,6 +209,10 @@ func testPlatform(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(path, "bravo", "type"), []byte("test-type"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
 			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(path, "bravo", "provider"), []byte("test-provider"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
 			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(path, "bravo", "test-secret-key"), []byte("test-secret-value"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
+
+			Expect(os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(path, ".hidden", "metadata"), 0755)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(path, ".hidden", "metadata", "kind"), []byte("test-kind"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(path, ".hiddenFile"), []byte("test-kind"), 0600)).To(Succeed())
 		})
 
 		context("Binding", func() {