diff --git a/code/qcommon/files.c b/code/qcommon/files.c
index 7e4d9e2e..b1e44961 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/files.c
+++ b/code/qcommon/files.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ long FS_FOpenFileReadDir(const char *filename, searchpath_t *search, fileHandle_
 			if(!FS_IsExt(filename, ".cfg", len) &&		// for config files
 			   !FS_IsExt(filename, ".menu", len) &&		// menu files
 			   !FS_IsExt(filename, ".game", len) &&		// menu files
-			   !FS_IsExt(filename, ".cfg", len) &&		// for journal files
+			   !FS_IsExt(filename, ".dat", len) &&		// for journal files
 			   !FS_IsDemoExt(filename, len))			// demos
 			{
 				*file = 0;