diff --git a/cft/pkg/module.go b/cft/pkg/module.go
index 02bd120a..937702e3 100644
--- a/cft/pkg/module.go
+++ b/cft/pkg/module.go
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ func addPolicy(ext *yaml.Node, name string, moduleExtension *yaml.Node, template
 
 // Rename a resource defined in the module to add the template resource name
 func rename(logicalId string, resourceName string) string {
-	return logicalId + resourceName
+	if resourceName == "ModuleExtension" {
+		return logicalId
+	} else {
+		return logicalId + resourceName
+	}
 }
 
 // Recursive function to find all refs in properties
@@ -228,11 +232,6 @@ func processModule(module *yaml.Node,
 			return false, errors.New("expected ModuleExtension.Metadata.Extends")
 		}
 
-		_, moduleProps := s11n.GetMapValue(moduleExtension, "Properties")
-		if moduleProps == nil {
-			return false, errors.New("expected ModuleExtension.Properties")
-		}
-
 		// Create a new node to contain the extended resource.
 		// This will be added to the template, and the original resource node will be removed
 		ext := &yaml.Node{}
diff --git a/test/modules/bucket.yaml b/test/modules/bucket.yaml
index 51e0fe7c..0d918748 100644
--- a/test/modules/bucket.yaml
+++ b/test/modules/bucket.yaml
@@ -76,4 +76,9 @@ Resources:
   AdditionalResource2:
     Type: AWS::S3::Bucket
 
+  DependsOnModuleExtension:
+    Type: AWS::S3::Bucket
+    DependsOn: ModuleExtension
+
+
 
diff --git a/test/modules/expect.yaml b/test/modules/expect.yaml
index fafca969..0c1570c7 100644
--- a/test/modules/expect.yaml
+++ b/test/modules/expect.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ Resources:
   ModuleExampleAdditionalResource2:
     Type: AWS::S3::Bucket
 
+  ModuleExampleDependsOnModuleExtension:
+    Type: AWS::S3::Bucket
+    DependsOn:
+      - ModuleExample
+
   WithoutExtensionBucketA:
     Type: AWS::S3::Bucket
     Properties:
diff --git a/test/modules/ext-ref.yaml b/test/modules/ext-ref.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e327dd5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/modules/ext-ref.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Description: |
+  For testing Refs on the ModuleExtension itself
+
+Resources:
+
+  ModuleExtension:
+    Metadata:
+      Extends: AWS::S3::Bucket
+
+  DependsOnModuleExtension:
+    Type: AWS::S3::Bucket
+    DependsOn: ModuleExtension
+
+
+
diff --git a/test/templates/ext-ref-module.yaml b/test/templates/ext-ref-module.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bc3e8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/templates/ext-ref-module.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Resources:
+
+  ModuleExample:
+    Type: !Rain::Module "file://../../modules/ext-ref.yaml"
+    Properties:
+      BucketName: ezbeard-cep-test-module-bucket
+
+