diff --git a/mvlog_worker.py b/mvlog_worker.py
index f9b3899..8289403 100755
--- a/mvlog_worker.py
+++ b/mvlog_worker.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 MOVMAKER = ROOT / "movmaker.py"
 STATE_NAME = ".movmaker-state.json"
 LOCK_NAME = ".movmaker-lock"
+ENABLED_NAME = ".movmaker-enabled"
 
 
 def now() -> str:
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ entries = []
 for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(root):
     dirnames[:] = [d for d in dirnames if d != '.movmaker-lock']
     for name in filenames:
-        if name == '.movmaker-state.json':
+        if name in {'.movmaker-state.json', '.movmaker-enabled', '.mvlog-hidden'}:
             continue
         path = os.path.join(dirpath, name)
         rel = os.path.relpath(path, root)
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ def render_job(local_input: Path, local_out: Path, extra_args: list[str]) -> Pat
 
 def process_job(host: str, remote_root: str, job: str, work_dir: Path, extra_args: list[str], force: bool) -> None:
     job_dir = f"{remote_root}/in-dir/{job}"
+    if not remote_file_exists(host, f"{job_dir}/{ENABLED_NAME}"):
+        print(f"disabled: {job}")
+        return
     if not acquire_lock(host, job_dir):
         print(f"skip locked: {job}")
         return