diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4a7d86adaa21eeae5b778e4a4264c6efdebfcd8a..6b10ff601354d542c722bfe807e197801be8ab20 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ sync2caen:
       -av \
       --delete \
       --exclude '.git*' \
-      #--exclude '.vs*' \  # uncomment for Visual Studio or add .vs to .gitignore
-      --filter=":- .gitignore" \
+      --exclude '.vs*' \  
+	  --filter=":- .gitignore" \
       ./ \
       "login.engin.umich.edu:'${REMOTE_PATH}'/"