diff --git a/app/views/repositories/_simple_entry.json.jbuilder b/app/views/repositories/_simple_entry.json.jbuilder
index 46d63de9a..aae0e613c 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/_simple_entry.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/repositories/_simple_entry.json.jbuilder
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 if @project.forge?
   is_dir = @sub_entries.is_a?(Array)
   file_name = entry['name']
-  file_type = File.extname(file_name.to_s)[1..-1]
+  file_type = file_name.starts_with?('.') ? file_name[1..-1] : File.extname(file_name.to_s)[1..-1]
   direct_download = file_name.to_s.downcase != "Makefile".downcase && download_type(file_type)
   image_type = image_type?(file_type)
   json.name file_name