diff --git a/scripts/bundle_apps.sh b/scripts/bundle_apps.sh
index af079b64..a5936d66 100755
--- a/scripts/bundle_apps.sh
+++ b/scripts/bundle_apps.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ echo "[" | tee -a "$outputjson"
 # currently, this script doesn't purge unnecessary information from the manifests, such as activities
 
 #for apprepo in internal_filesystem/apps internal_filesystem/builtin/apps; do
-for apprepo in internal_filesystem/apps
+for apprepo in internal_filesystem/apps; do
     echo "Listing apps in $apprepo"
-    ls -1 "$apprepo" | while read appdir; do
+    ls -1 "$apprepo" | sort | while read appdir; do
 	if echo "$blacklist" | grep "$appdir"; then
 		echo "Skipping $appdir because it's in blacklist $blacklist"
 	else
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ for apprepo in internal_filesystem/apps
 		echo "Setting file modification times to a fixed value..."
 		find . -type f -exec touch -t 202501010000.00 {} \;
 		echo "Creating $mpkname with deterministic file order..."
-		find . -type f | sort | TZ=CET zip -X -r0 "$mpkname" -@
+		find . -type f | grep -v ".git/" | sort | TZ=CET zip -X -r0 "$mpkname" -@
 		cp res/mipmap-mdpi/icon_64x64.png "$thisappdir"/icons/"$appdir"_"$version"_64x64.png
 		popd
 	fi