diff --git a/bin/werc.rc b/bin/werc.rc
index dccfc60..1b6b7dd 100755
--- a/bin/werc.rc
+++ b/bin/werc.rc
@@ -61,9 +61,15 @@ fn werc_exec_request {
     if(~ $local_path */) {
         if(test -d $local_path)
             local_path=$local_path^'index'
+
+	# If path has a trailing /, and a plain file exists matching that 'name.*'
+	# remove the traling / and redirect to 'name' .
         # XXX: This redir might step on apps with synthetic dirs.
-        if not if(ls `{basename -d $local_path}^* >/dev/null >[2]/dev/null)
-            perm_redirect `{echo $req_path|sed 's,/+$,,'}
+        if not {
+		# TODO: Maybe we should be smarter about how to check for existing files
+		if(ls `{basename -d $local_path}^'.*' >/dev/null >[2]/dev/null)
+		    perm_redirect `{echo $req_path|sed 's,/+$,,'}
+	}
     }
     if not if(~ $req_path *'.' *',' *';' *':')
         perm_redirect `{echo $req_path | sed 's/[.,;:)]$//'}