diff --git a/databus-release.sh b/databus-release.sh
index bb50e98ed5a22516f4fc93d3caa04c7fb6e2ece7..5d6cb523ac2123e08a2a1bdd6b45b0fafa5f8579 100755
--- a/databus-release.sh
+++ b/databus-release.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ COMMENTPREFIX:$COMMENTPREFIX
 "
 
 # TODO workaround for the read time out exception 
-for i in `ls` ; 
+for i in `ls -d */` ; 
 do 
 	cd $i ;
 	mvn clean deploy -Ddatabus.publisher="$PUBLISHER" -Ddatabus.packageDirectory="$PACKAGEDIR" -Ddatabus.downloadUrlPath="$DOWNLOADURL" -Ddatabus.labelPrefix="$LABELPREFIX" -Ddatabus.commentPrefix="$COMMENTPREFIX";