diff --git a/desktop_env/envs/__init__.py b/desktop_env/envs/__init__.py
index c787e66..870b674 100644
--- a/desktop_env/envs/__init__.py
+++ b/desktop_env/envs/__init__.py
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ class VirtualMachineManager:
                 # skip the downloaded .zip file
                 if vm_name == DOWNLOADED_FILE_NAME:
                     continue
+                # Skip the .DS_Store file on macOS
+                if vm_name == ".DS_Store":
+                    continue
+
                 flag = True
                 for vm_path in vm_paths:
                     if vm_name + ".vmx" in vm_path: