diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 08e324b..5db2268 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 *.txt
 *.xcf
 nohup.out
+/.dev
 
 # user files
 *.tsv
diff --git a/maloja b/maloja
index 9a0deab..3db0abe 100755
--- a/maloja
+++ b/maloja
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ def update():
 
 	if not gotodir(): return False
 
+	if os.path.exists("./.dev"):
+		print("Better not overwrite the development server!")
+		return
+
 	print("Updating Maloja...")
 	#with urllib.request.urlopen(SOURCE_URL) as response:
 	#	with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=True) as tmpfile: