diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0e04b19..19fb103 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ enum Opts {
 
         #[structopt(help = "ignore patches", long = "ignore-patches")]
         ignore_patches: bool,
+
+        #[structopt(
+            help = "Do not transfer .git. Note that .git is hidden so .git is transferred only \
+                    if --transfer-hidden|-h is set and --no-transfer-git|-G is not set",
+            short = "G",
+            long = "no-transfer-git"
+        )]
+        no_transfer_git: bool,
     },
 }
 
@@ -130,6 +138,7 @@ fn main() {
         command,
         options,
         ignore_patches,
+        no_transfer_git,
     } = Opts::from_args();
 
     let mut metadata_cmd = cargo_metadata::MetadataCommand::new();
@@ -196,6 +205,7 @@ fn main() {
         &format!("{}/", project_dir.display()),
         &format!("{}:{}", build_server, build_path),
         hidden,
+        no_transfer_git,
     )
     .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
         error!("Failed to transfer project to build server (error: {})", e);
@@ -203,11 +213,16 @@ fn main() {
     });
 
     if !ignore_patches {
-        patches::handle_patches(&build_path, &build_server, manifest_path, hidden).unwrap_or_else(
-            |err| {
-                log::error!("Could not transfer patched workspaces to remote: {}", err);
-            },
-        );
+        patches::handle_patches(
+            &build_path,
+            &build_server,
+            manifest_path,
+            hidden,
+            no_transfer_git,
+        )
+        .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+            log::error!("Could not transfer patched workspaces to remote: {}", err);
+        });
     } else {
         log::debug!("Potential patches will be ignored due to command line flag.");
     }
@@ -300,6 +315,7 @@ pub fn copy_to_remote(
     local_dir: &str,
     remote_dir: &str,
     hidden: bool,
+    no_transfer_git: bool,
 ) -> Result<std::process::Output, std::io::Error> {
     let mut rsync_to = Command::new("rsync");
     rsync_to
@@ -317,6 +333,10 @@ pub fn copy_to_remote(
         rsync_to.arg("--exclude").arg(".*");
     }
 
+    if no_transfer_git {
+        rsync_to.arg("--exclude").arg(".git");
+    }
+
     rsync_to
         .arg("--rsync-path")
         .arg("mkdir -p remote-builds && rsync")
diff --git a/src/patches.rs b/src/patches.rs
index ed1cbe4..f11d745 100644
--- a/src/patches.rs
+++ b/src/patches.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub fn handle_patches(
     build_server: &String,
     manifest_path: PathBuf,
     copy_hidden_files: bool,
+    no_transfer_git: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     let cargo_file_content = std::fs::read_to_string(&manifest_path).map_err(|err| {
         format!(
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ pub fn handle_patches(
             patched_cargo_doc,
             project_list,
             copy_hidden_files,
+            no_transfer_git,
         )?;
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -114,11 +116,7 @@ fn extract_patched_crates_and_adjust_toml<F: Fn(PathBuf) -> Result<PathBuf, Stri
     for inline_crate_table in patched_paths {
         // We only act if there is a path given for a crate
         if let Some(path) = inline_crate_table.get("path") {
-            let path = PathBuf::from(
-                path.as_str()
-                    .ok_or("Unable to get path from toml Value")?
-                    .clone(),
-            );
+            let path = PathBuf::from(path.as_str().ok_or("Unable to get path from toml Value")?);
 
             // Check if the current crate is located in a subfolder of a workspace we
             // already know.
@@ -192,6 +190,7 @@ fn copy_patches_to_remote(
     patched_cargo_doc: Document,
     projects_to_copy: Vec<PatchProject>,
     copy_hidden_files: bool,
+    no_transfer_git: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     for patch_operation in projects_to_copy.iter() {
         let local_proj_path = format!("{}/", patch_operation.local_path.display());
@@ -207,7 +206,13 @@ fn copy_patches_to_remote(
             &remote_proj_path
         );
         // transfer project to build server
-        copy_to_remote(&local_proj_path, &remote_proj_path, copy_hidden_files).map_err(|err| {
+        copy_to_remote(
+            &local_proj_path,
+            &remote_proj_path,
+            copy_hidden_files,
+            no_transfer_git,
+        )
+        .map_err(|err| {
             format!(
                 "Failed to transfer project {} to build server (error: {})",
                 local_proj_path, err