diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginRepository.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginRepository.java
index e3dd4d0..78ea43c 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginRepository.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginRepository.java
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ public class DefaultPluginRepository extends BasePluginRepository {
         OrFileFilter hiddenPluginFilter = new OrFileFilter(new HiddenFilter());
 
         if (development) {
-            hiddenPluginFilter.addFileFilter(new NameFileFilter("target"));
+            // skip default build output folders since these will cause errors in the logs
+            hiddenPluginFilter
+                .addFileFilter(new NameFileFilter("target")) // MAVEN
+                .addFileFilter(new NameFileFilter("build")); // GRADLE
         }
 
         return hiddenPluginFilter;
diff --git a/pf4j/src/test/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginRepositoryTest.java b/pf4j/src/test/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginRepositoryTest.java
index be77114..cb629d5 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/test/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginRepositoryTest.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/test/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginRepositoryTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ public class DefaultPluginRepositoryTest {
         Files.createFile(Paths.get(testFolder.getRoot().getAbsolutePath()).resolve("plugin-1.zip"));
         testFolder.newFolder("plugin-2");
         testFolder.newFolder("plugin-3");
+        // standard maven/gradle bin folder - these should be skipped in development mode because the cause errors
+        testFolder.newFolder("target");
+        testFolder.newFolder("build");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -61,10 +64,27 @@ public class DefaultPluginRepositoryTest {
 
         List<Path> result = instance.getPluginPaths();
 
-        assertEquals(3, result.size());
+        assertEquals(5, result.size());
         assertPathExists(result, pluginsRoot.resolve("plugin-1"));
         assertPathExists(result, pluginsRoot.resolve("plugin-2"));
         assertPathExists(result, pluginsRoot.resolve("plugin-3"));
+        // when not in development mode we will honor these folders
+        assertPathExists(result, pluginsRoot.resolve("target"));
+        assertPathExists(result, pluginsRoot.resolve("build"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetPluginArchivesInDevelopmentMode() {
+        Path pluginsRoot = getPluginsRoot();
+
+        PluginRepository instance = new DefaultPluginRepository(pluginsRoot, true);
+
+        List<Path> result = instance.getPluginPaths();
+
+        // target and build should be ignored
+        assertEquals(3, result.size());
+        assertPathDoesNotExists(result, pluginsRoot.resolve("target"));
+        assertPathDoesNotExists(result, pluginsRoot.resolve("build"));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -81,6 +101,8 @@ public class DefaultPluginRepositoryTest {
         assertFalse(Files.exists(pluginsRoot.resolve("plugin-1.zip")));
         assertTrue(instance.deletePluginPath(pluginsRoot.resolve("plugin-3")));
         assertFalse(instance.deletePluginPath(pluginsRoot.resolve("plugin-4")));
+        assertTrue(instance.deletePluginPath(pluginsRoot.resolve("target")));
+        assertTrue(instance.deletePluginPath(pluginsRoot.resolve("build")));
 
         List<Path> result = instance.getPluginPaths();
 
@@ -92,6 +114,10 @@ public class DefaultPluginRepositoryTest {
         assertTrue("The directory must contain the file " + path, paths.contains(path));
     }
 
+    private void assertPathDoesNotExists(List<Path> paths, Path path) {
+        assertFalse("The directory must not contain the file " + path, paths.contains(path));
+    }
+
     private Path getPluginsRoot() {
         return testFolder.getRoot().toPath();
     }