diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleFetcherBase.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleFetcherBase.cs
index 8c2cd84c..2753dd69 100755
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleFetcherBase.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleFetcherBase.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
             IsActive     = false;
 
             ExcludeRules = new string [] {
+                // Various autosaving apps
+                "*.autosave",
+
                 // gedit and emacs
                 "*~",