diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs
index fafff560083469..2847c3f703f698 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ impl AssetServer {
         path: P,
     ) -> Result<Arc<Box<dyn AssetLoader>>, AssetServerError> {
         path.as_ref()
-            .extension()
-            .and_then(|e| e.to_str())
+            .to_str()
+            .and_then(|s| s.find('.').map(|x| &s[x + 1..]))
             .ok_or(AssetServerError::MissingAssetLoader(None))
             .and_then(|extension| self.get_asset_loader(extension))
     }