diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 89fc49f..1f4e252 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ DARK_MODE=false
 SORT_ORDER=type
 REVERSE_SORT=false
 
-HIDDEN_FILES=""
 HIDE_APP_FILES=true
 HIDE_VCS_FILES=true
 
diff --git a/app/Bootstrap/FinderComposer.php b/app/Bootstrap/FinderComposer.php
index c06f352..55cef57 100644
--- a/app/Bootstrap/FinderComposer.php
+++ b/app/Bootstrap/FinderComposer.php
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ class FinderComposer
         $finder = Finder::create()->followLinks();
         $finder->ignoreVCS($this->config->get('app.hide_vcs_files', false));
         $finder->filter(function (SplFileInfo $file) {
-            return ! $this->hiddenFiles()->contains($file->getRealPath());
+            foreach ($this->hiddenFiles() as $hiddenPath) {
+                if (strpos($file->getRealPath(), $hiddenPath) === 0) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
         });
 
         $sortOrder = $this->config->get('app.sort_order', 'type');
@@ -93,6 +99,6 @@ class FinderComposer
             );
         })->flatten()->map(function (string $file) {
             return realpath($file);
-        });
+        })->unique();
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/config/app.php b/app/config/app.php
index 101293b..362c65e 100644
--- a/app/config/app.php
+++ b/app/config/app.php
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ return [
      *
      * Default value: []
      */
-    'hidden_files' => array_map(function (string $file) {
-        return trim($file);
-    }, explode(',', Helpers::env('HIDDEN_FILES'))),
+    'hidden_files' => [
+        // ...
+    ],
 
     /**
      * Whether or not to hide application files/directories form the listing.