diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/mod.rs b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/mod.rs
index 1f1ab446b626..9c500ec07293 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/mod.rs
@@ -858,8 +858,8 @@ impl SessionContext {
 
         // check if the file extension matches the expected extension
         for path in &table_paths {
-            if !path.as_str().ends_with(&option_extension) {
-                let file_name = path.prefix().filename().unwrap_or_default();
+            let file_name = path.prefix().filename().unwrap_or_default();
+            if !path.as_str().ends_with(&option_extension) && file_name.contains('.') {
                 return exec_err!(
                     "File '{file_name}' does not match the expected extension '{option_extension}'"
                 );
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/parquet.rs b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/parquet.rs
index 79dd447446ad..ef1f0143543d 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/parquet.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/execution/context/parquet.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
-    async fn read_from_wrong_file_extension() -> Result<()> {
+    async fn read_from_different_file_extension() -> Result<()> {
         let ctx = SessionContext::new();
 
         // Make up a new dataframe.