diff --git a/packages/driver/test/cypress/fixtures/foo.bar.baz.json b/packages/driver/test/cypress/fixtures/foo.bar.baz.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f00d3b8adcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/driver/test/cypress/fixtures/foo.bar.baz.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "quux": "quuz"
+}
diff --git a/packages/driver/test/cypress/integration/commands/fixtures_spec.coffee b/packages/driver/test/cypress/integration/commands/fixtures_spec.coffee
index 1b2e510f0171..21fc29dabdd5 100644
--- a/packages/driver/test/cypress/integration/commands/fixtures_spec.coffee
+++ b/packages/driver/test/cypress/integration/commands/fixtures_spec.coffee
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ describe "src/cy/commands/fixtures", ->
     it "really works", ->
       cy.fixture("example").should("deep.eq", { example: true })
 
+    it "can read a fixture without extension with multiple dots in the name", ->
+      cy.fixture("foo.bar.baz").should("deep.eq", { quux: "quuz" })
+
     it "looks for csv without extension", ->
       cy.fixture("comma-separated").should "equal", """
         One,Two,Three
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ describe "src/cy/commands/fixtures", ->
           expect(lastLog.get("name")).to.eq "fixture"
           expect(lastLog.get("message")).to.eq "err"
 
-          expect(err.message).to.include "No fixture file found with an acceptable extension. Searched in:"
+          expect(err.message).to.include "A fixture file could not be found"
           expect(err.message).to.include "cypress/fixtures/err"
           done()
 
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ describe "src/cy/commands/fixtures", ->
           expect(lastLog.get("name")).to.eq "fixture"
           expect(lastLog.get("message")).to.eq "err.txt"
 
-          expect(err.message).to.include "No fixture exists at:"
+          expect(err.message).to.include "A fixture file could not be found"
           expect(err.message).to.include "cypress/fixtures/err.txt"
           done()
 
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/errors.coffee b/packages/server/lib/errors.coffee
index 7154218bf779..77ee9c9609f8 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/errors.coffee
+++ b/packages/server/lib/errors.coffee
@@ -719,6 +719,19 @@ getMsgByType = (type, arg1 = {}, arg2) ->
 
       #{arg1.link}
       """
+    when "FIXTURE_NOT_FOUND"
+      """
+      A fixture file could not be found at any of the following paths:
+
+       > #{arg1}
+       > #{arg1}{{extension}}
+
+      Cypress looked for these file extensions at the provided path:
+
+       > #{arg2.join(', ')}
+
+      Provide a path to an existing fixture file.
+      """
 
 get = (type, arg1, arg2) ->
   msg = getMsgByType(type, arg1, arg2)
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/fixture.coffee b/packages/server/lib/fixture.coffee
index 442205ed4f09..5c015f88dc79 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/fixture.coffee
+++ b/packages/server/lib/fixture.coffee
@@ -1,13 +1,30 @@
 _         = require("lodash")
 path      = require("path")
 check     = require("syntax-error")
+debug     = require("debug")("cypress:server:fixture")
 coffee    = require("../../../packages/coffee")
 Promise   = require("bluebird")
 jsonlint  = require("jsonlint")
 cwd       = require("./cwd")
+errors    = require("./errors")
 fs        = require("./util/fs")
-
-extensions = ".json .js .coffee .html .txt .csv .png .jpg .jpeg .gif .tif .tiff .zip".split(" ")
+glob      = require("./util/glob")
+
+extensions = [
+  ".json",
+  ".js",
+  ".coffee",
+  ".html",
+  ".txt",
+  ".csv",
+  ".png",
+  ".jpg",
+  ".jpeg",
+  ".gif",
+  ".tif",
+  ".tiff",
+  ".zip"
+]
 
 queue = {}
 
@@ -23,35 +40,38 @@ module.exports = {
     p       = path.join(fixturesFolder, filePath)
     fixture = path.basename(p)
 
-    ## if we have an extension go
-    ## ahead and read in the file
-    if ext = path.extname(p)
-      @parseFile(p, fixture, ext, options)
-    else
-      ## change this to first glob for
-      ## the files, and if nothing is found
-      ## throw a better error message
-      tryParsingFile = (index) =>
-        ext = extensions[index]
+    ## if the file exists, go ahead and parse it
+    ## otherwise, glob for potential extensions
+    @fileExists(p)
+    .then ->
+      debug("fixture exact name exists", p)
+
+      ext = path.extname(fixture)
+      @parseFile(p, fixture, options)
+    .catch (e) ->
+      if e.code != "ENOENT"
+        throw e
 
-        if not ext
-          throw new Error("No fixture file found with an acceptable extension. Searched in: #{p}")
+      pattern = "#{p}{#{extensions.join(",")}}"
 
-        @fileExists(p + ext)
-        .catch ->
-          tryParsingFile(index + 1)
-        .then ->
-          @parseFile(p + ext, fixture, ext, options)
+      glob(pattern, { nosort: true }).bind(@)
+      .then (matches) ->
+        if matches.length == 0
+          relativePath = path.relative('.', p)
+          errors.throw("FIXTURE_NOT_FOUND", relativePath, extensions)
 
-      Promise.resolve tryParsingFile(0)
+        debug("fixture matches found, using the first", matches)
+
+        ext = path.extname(matches[0])
+        @parseFile(p + ext, fixture, options)
 
   fileExists: (p) ->
     fs.statAsync(p).bind(@)
 
-  parseFile: (p, fixture, ext, options) ->
+  parseFile: (p, fixture, options) ->
     if queue[p]
       Promise.delay(1).then =>
-        @parseFile(p, fixture, ext)
+        @parseFile(p, fixture, options)
     else
       queue[p] = true
 
@@ -59,10 +79,8 @@ module.exports = {
         delete queue[p]
 
       @fileExists(p)
-      .catch (err) ->
-        ## TODO: move this to lib/errors
-        throw new Error("No fixture exists at: #{p}")
       .then ->
+        ext = path.extname(p)
         @parseFileByExtension(p, fixture, ext, options)
       .then (ret) ->
         cleanup()
@@ -74,8 +92,6 @@ module.exports = {
         throw err
 
   parseFileByExtension: (p, fixture, ext, options = {}) ->
-    ext ?= path.extname(fixture)
-
     switch ext
       when ".json"   then @parseJson(p, fixture)
       when ".js"     then @parseJs(p, fixture)
diff --git a/packages/server/test/unit/fixture_spec.coffee b/packages/server/test/unit/fixture_spec.coffee
index 2bf082cf1c9c..2ad0cfae8a93 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/unit/fixture_spec.coffee
+++ b/packages/server/test/unit/fixture_spec.coffee
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe "lib/fixture", ->
       .then ->
         throw new Error("should have failed but did not")
       .catch (err) =>
-        expect(err.message).to.include "No fixture exists at:"
+        expect(err.message).to.include "A fixture file could not be found"
         expect(err.message).to.include p
 
   context "unicode escape syntax", ->
@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ describe "lib/fixture", ->
         throw new Error("should have failed but did not")
       .catch (err) =>
         p = @fixturesFolder + "/does-not-exist"
-        expect(err.message).to.eq "No fixture file found with an acceptable extension. Searched in: #{p}"
+        expect(err.message).to.include "A fixture file could not be found"
+        expect(err.message).to.include "/does-not-exist"
 
   context "new lines", ->
     it "does not remove trailing new lines on .txt", ->
diff --git a/packages/server/test/unit/socket_spec.coffee b/packages/server/test/unit/socket_spec.coffee
index 9503720e859e..cc07d6f713d6 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/unit/socket_spec.coffee
+++ b/packages/server/test/unit/socket_spec.coffee
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ describe "lib/socket", ->
 
       it "errors when fixtures fails", (done) ->
         cb = (resp) ->
-          expect(resp.error.message).to.include "No fixture exists at:"
+          expect(resp.error.message).to.include "A fixture file could not be found"
+          expect(resp.error.message).to.include "does-not-exist.txt"
           done()
 
         @client.emit("backend:request", "get:fixture", "does-not-exist.txt", {}, cb)