diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 5457fce..82cbd70 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ sleep 5s
 HERE="$PWD"
 if [ ! -d "$HERE/../i2p.i2p.jpackage-build/" ]; then
   git clone -b "$VERSION" https://i2pgit.org/i2p-hackers/i2p.i2p "$HERE/../i2p.i2p.jpackage-build/"
-  tar cvzf i2p.i2p.jpackage-build.tar.gz "$HERE/../i2p.i2p.jpackage-build/"
+  tar --exclude="$HERE/../i2p.i2p.jpackage-build/.git" cvzf i2p.i2p.jpackage-build.tar.gz "$HERE/../i2p.i2p.jpackage-build/"
 fi
 cd "$HERE/../i2p.i2p.jpackage-build/"
 for i in $COUNT; do