diff --git a/indefero/scripts/hgweb.cgi b/indefero/scripts/hgweb.cgi
index f81a935..dec2b26 100644
--- a/indefero/scripts/hgweb.cgi
+++ b/indefero/scripts/hgweb.cgi
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 # Path to repo or hgweb config to serve (see 'hg help hgweb')
 # config = "/path/to/repo/or/config"
+import os
 config = "/home/www/indefero/scripts/hgweb.config"
 
 # Uncomment and adjust if Mercurial is not installed system-wide
@@ -17,4 +18,9 @@ config = "/home/www/indefero/scripts/hgweb.config"
 from mercurial import demandimport; demandimport.enable()
 from mercurial.hgweb import hgwebdir, wsgicgi
 application = hgwebdir(config)
+newrepos = []
+for repo in application.repos:
+    if not os.path.isfile(repo[1] + "/.hide"):
+        newrepos.append(repo)
+application.repos = newrepos
 wsgicgi.launch(application)
diff --git a/indefero/src/IDF/Plugin/SyncMercurial.php b/indefero/src/IDF/Plugin/SyncMercurial.php
index 1e44273..edcffaf 100644
--- a/indefero/src/IDF/Plugin/SyncMercurial.php
+++ b/indefero/src/IDF/Plugin/SyncMercurial.php
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ class IDF_Plugin_SyncMercurial
         $shortname = $project->shortname;
         $hgrc_file = Pluf::f('idf_plugin_syncmercurial_path').sprintf('/%s/.hg/hgrc', $shortname);
 
+
         // Get allow_push list
         $allow_push = '';
         $mem = $project->getMembershipData();
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ class IDF_Plugin_SyncMercurial
         foreach (Pluf::factory('IDF_Project')->getList() as $project) {
             $conf = new IDF_Conf();
             $conf->setProject($project);
+            $hide_file = Pluf::f('idf_plugin_syncmercurial_path').sprintf('/%s/.hide', $project->shortname);
             if ($project->private == true){
                 $mem = $project->getMembershipData();
                 $user = '';
@@ -236,6 +238,13 @@ class IDF_Plugin_SyncMercurial
                 $fcontent .= sprintf('AuthUserFile %s', Pluf::f('idf_plugin_syncmercurial_passwd_file'))."\n";
                 $fcontent .= sprintf('Require user %s', $user)."\n";
                 $fcontent .= '</Location>'."\n\n";
+                try {
+                    file_put_contents($hide_file, ' ');
+                } catch (Exception $e) { }
+            } else {
+                try {
+                    unlink($hide_file);
+                } catch (Exception $e) { }
             }
         }
         file_put_contents($private_file, $fcontent, LOCK_EX);