diff --git a/src/paths.js b/src/paths.js
index 6ee85b1..b3f4766 100644
--- a/src/paths.js
+++ b/src/paths.js
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ export const PATH = {};
 
 PATH.CONFIG   = 'config.yaml';
 PATH.OUTPUT   = 'dist';
-PATH.OBJECT   = `${NATIVE ? PATH.OUTPUT : ''}/.objects`;
+PATH.OBJECT   = `${NATIVE ? PATH.OUTPUT : ''}/_site`;
 PATH.INDEX    = `${PATH.OBJECT}/index`;
 PATH.METADATA = `${PATH.OBJECT}/metadata`;
diff --git a/src/scripts/sprachbund.js b/src/scripts/sprachbund.js
index d2d3bae..a348076 100644
--- a/src/scripts/sprachbund.js
+++ b/src/scripts/sprachbund.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ function walkSourceDir([root, parent], callback) {
     let filenames = fs.readdirSync(base);
 
     for (let name of filenames) {
-        // omit filenames starting with '.'
-        if (name.startsWith(".")) continue;
+        // omit filenames starting with '.' / '_'
+        if (name.startsWith(".") || name.startsWith('_')) continue;
 
         let path = [base, name].join('/');
         let relpath = [parent, name].filter(Boolean).join('/');
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index db4ca1f..6a5d63f 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   root: 'src',
   build: {
     outDir: '../dist',
-    assetsDir: '.assets',
+    assetsDir: '_assets',
     emptyOutDir: true
   },
   plugins: [