diff --git a/lib/ansible/cache/jsonfile.py b/lib/ansible/cache/jsonfile.py
index 81918a2836b..8b4c892a401 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cache/jsonfile.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cache/jsonfile.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class CacheModule(BaseCacheModule):
     def keys(self):
         keys = []
         for k in os.listdir(self._cache_dir):
-            if not self.has_expired(k):
+            if not (k.startswith('.') or self.has_expired(k)):
                 keys.append(k)
         return keys