diff --git a/e2e/framework/command.go b/e2e/framework/command.go
index d017b267e..7ac6dec1f 100644
--- a/e2e/framework/command.go
+++ b/e2e/framework/command.go
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ func (f *Framework) DevPodProviderOptionsCheckNamespaceDescription(ctx context.C
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (f *Framework) DevPodProviderList(ctx context.Context, extraArgs ...string) error {
+	baseArgs := []string{"provider", "list"}
+	err := f.ExecCommand(ctx, false, true, "", append(baseArgs, extraArgs...))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("devpod provider list failed: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (f *Framework) DevPodProviderUse(ctx context.Context, provider string, extraArgs ...string) error {
 	baseArgs := []string{"provider", "use", provider}
 	err := f.ExecCommand(ctx, false, true, "", append(baseArgs, extraArgs...))
diff --git a/e2e/tests/provider/provider.go b/e2e/tests/provider/provider.go
index 9f05e72d9..7ffa504cc 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/provider/provider.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/provider/provider.go
@@ -88,5 +88,40 @@ var _ = DevPodDescribe("devpod provider test suite", func() {
 			err = f.DevPodProviderUse(context.Background(), "provider2")
 			framework.ExpectError(err)
 		})
+
+		ginkgo.It("should list all providers", func() {
+			tempDir, err := framework.CopyToTempDir("tests/provider/testdata/simple-k8s-provider")
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			ginkgo.DeferCleanup(framework.CleanupTempDir, initialDir, tempDir)
+
+			f := framework.NewDefaultFramework(initialDir + "/bin")
+
+			// Ensure that provider 1 is deleted
+			err = f.DevPodProviderDelete(ctx, "provider1", "--ignore-not-found")
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+			// Add provider 1
+			err = f.DevPodProviderAdd(ctx, tempDir+"/provider1.yaml")
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			// Ensure provider 1 exists
+			err = f.DevPodProviderUse(context.Background(), "provider1")
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+			// Add .DS_Store file to tempDir
+			err = os.Mkdir(tempDir+"/.DS_Store", 0755)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+			// List providers
+			err = f.DevPodProviderList(context.Background())
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+			// Cleanup: delete provider 1
+			err = f.DevPodProviderDelete(ctx, "provider1")
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+			// Cleanup: ensure provider 1 is deleted
+			err = f.DevPodProviderUse(context.Background(), "provider1")
+			framework.ExpectError(err)
+		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/pkg/workspace/provider.go b/pkg/workspace/provider.go
index 810ee311c..ad4ac20c2 100644
--- a/pkg/workspace/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/workspace/provider.go
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func LoadAllProviders(devPodConfig *config.Config, log log.Logger) (map[string]*
 	}
 
 	for _, entry := range entries {
-		if retProviders[entry.Name()] != nil {
+		if retProviders[entry.Name()] != nil || !entry.IsDir() || strings.HasPrefix(entry.Name(), ".DS_Store") {
 			continue
 		}