diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc2fad1f..3f566a0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ collectstatic:
 	$(PY?) $(BASEDIR)/manage.py collectstatic
 
 rsync_upload:
-	rsync -avz -e "ssh -p $(SSH_PORT)" --exclude .git --exclude .ropeproject --exclude __pycache__ --exclude *.psd $(BASEDIR) $(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)
+	rsync -avz -e "ssh -p $(SSH_PORT)" --exclude .git --exclude .ropeproject --exclude __pycache__ --exclude *.pyc --exclude *~ --exclude *.psd $(BASEDIR) $(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)