diff --git a/inc/inc.ClassExtensionMgr.php b/inc/inc.ClassExtensionMgr.php
index 10917adc8..f3f1d1487 100644
--- a/inc/inc.ClassExtensionMgr.php
+++ b/inc/inc.ClassExtensionMgr.php
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ class SeedDMS_Extension_Mgr {
 				if( in_array(substr($file, strrpos($file, '/')+1), array('.', '..')) )
 					continue;
 				// Ignore all files and directories starting with a '.'
-				if( preg_match('#/\\.#', $file) )
+				// but keep an .htaccess file
+				if( !preg_match('#\\.htaccess$#', $file) && preg_match('#/\\.#', $file) )
 					continue;
 
 				$file = realpath($file);