diff --git a/src/csync/csync_exclude.cpp b/src/csync/csync_exclude.cpp
index 4e9c9660d..3430dae34 100644
--- a/src/csync/csync_exclude.cpp
+++ b/src/csync/csync_exclude.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ static CSYNC_EXCLUDE_TYPE _csync_excluded_common(const QString &path, bool exclu
         if (bname.startsWith(QLatin1String(".owncloudsync.log"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) { // ".owncloudsync.log*"
             return CSYNC_FILE_SILENTLY_EXCLUDED;
         }
+        if (bname.startsWith(QLatin1String(".nextcloudsync.log"), Qt::CaseInsensitive)) { // ".nextcloudsync.log*"
+            return CSYNC_FILE_SILENTLY_EXCLUDED;
+        }
     }
 
     // check the strlen and ignore the file if its name is longer than 254 chars.
diff --git a/src/gui/folder.cpp b/src/gui/folder.cpp
index 3dc9b98cd..3abb319ae 100644
--- a/src/gui/folder.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folder.cpp
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ void Folder::registerFolderWatcher()
     connect(_folderWatcher.data(), &FolderWatcher::becameUnreliable,
         this, &Folder::slotWatcherUnreliable);
     _folderWatcher->init(path());
-    _folderWatcher->startNotificatonTest(path() + QLatin1String(".owncloudsync.log"));
+    _folderWatcher->startNotificatonTest(path() + QLatin1String(".nextcloudsync.log"));
 }
 
 bool Folder::virtualFilesEnabled() const