diff --git a/.github/workflows/master_deploy_apidocs.yml b/.github/workflows/master_deploy_apidocs.yml
index d809d239f7..a29ae62475 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master_deploy_apidocs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master_deploy_apidocs.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ jobs:
         server-dir: overte/apidocs.overte.org-web/htdocs/
         exclude: |
           **/staging/**
+          .htaccess
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master_deploy_doxygen.yml b/.github/workflows/master_deploy_doxygen.yml
index ab2c67d6f7..b6ba363af3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master_deploy_doxygen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master_deploy_doxygen.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ jobs:
         server-dir: overte/doxygen.overte.org-web/htdocs/
         exclude: |
           **/staging/**
+          .htaccess