diff --git a/backend/handler/filesystem/roms_handler.py b/backend/handler/filesystem/roms_handler.py
index 1c7155ee4..f221e02c2 100644
--- a/backend/handler/filesystem/roms_handler.py
+++ b/backend/handler/filesystem/roms_handler.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class FSRomsHandler(FSHandler):
             ):
                 # Check if file is excluded
                 ext = self.parse_file_extension(file_name)
-                if not ext or ext in excluded_file_exts:
+                if ext in excluded_file_exts:
                     continue
 
                 if any(