diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 873ca0f..9b4b5fb 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v2.7.0
+v2.7.1
diff --git a/service/project.go b/service/project.go
index 41de24e..b4c0af4 100644
--- a/service/project.go
+++ b/service/project.go
@@ -1283,8 +1283,9 @@ type ProjectHealth struct {
 	Files int
 }
 
-// scanProjects returns the stored projects, top-level storage entries
-// without a marker, and marked projects with no files.
+// scanProjects returns the stored projects, top-level storage directories
+// without a marker, and marked projects with no files. Plain files at the
+// top of projects/ (e.g. a stray .DS_Store) are ignored, not reported.
 func (s *Service) scanProjects() (projects []ProjectHealth, unmarked, empty []string, err error) {
 	root := filepath.Join(s.repoPath, "projects")
 	if _, err := os.Stat(root); err != nil {
@@ -1335,11 +1336,11 @@ func (s *Service) scanProjects() (projects []ProjectHealth, unmarked, empty []st
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 	for _, e := range entries {
-		name := e.Name()
+		// Non-directory entries (e.g. a stray .DS_Store) are not projects.
 		if !e.IsDir() {
-			unmarked = append(unmarked, name)
 			continue
 		}
+		name := e.Name()
 		hasMarker, err := dirContainsMarker(filepath.Join(root, name))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, nil, err
diff --git a/service/project_test.go b/service/project_test.go
index e47caa1..4109127 100644
--- a/service/project_test.go
+++ b/service/project_test.go
@@ -2044,6 +2044,9 @@ func TestDoctor_FlagsUnmarkedAndEmptyProjects(t *testing.T) {
 	unmarkedDir := filepath.Join(projectsRoot, "legacy")
 	testhelpers.MakeFile(t, filepath.Join(unmarkedDir, "x.md"), "x\n")
 
+	// Ignored: a plain file at the top of projects/ is not a project.
+	testhelpers.MakeFile(t, filepath.Join(projectsRoot, ".DS_Store"), "junk\n")
+
 	// Empty: a marker but no stored files.
 	emptyDir := filepath.Join(projectsRoot, "emptied")
 	testhelpers.MakeDir(t, emptyDir)