diff --git a/lib/app/private/controller/load-modules.js b/lib/app/private/controller/load-modules.js
index dfe85f93d7..67dfd396af 100644
--- a/lib/app/private/controller/load-modules.js
+++ b/lib/app/private/controller/load-modules.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = function (cb) {
   // Load all files under the controllers folder.
   includeAll.optional({
     dirname: sails.config.paths.controllers,
-    filter: new RegExp('(^.+\\.(?:js)$)'),
+    filter: new RegExp('(^[^.]+\\.(?:.+)$)'),
     flatten: true,
     keepDirectoryPath: true
   }, function(err, files) {