diff --git a/tumblerd/tumbler-registry.c b/tumblerd/tumbler-registry.c
index c1337af..fbf79f1 100644
--- a/tumblerd/tumbler-registry.c
+++ b/tumblerd/tumbler-registry.c
@@ -479,11 +479,11 @@ tumbler_registry_get_thumbnailer_array (TumblerRegistry    *registry,
       {
         stat (filename, &sb);
 
-        g_free (filename);
-
-        if (!S_ISREG (sb.st_mode))
+        if (!S_ISREG (sb.st_mode) && (strcmp(filename, "/.") == 0))
           continue;
 
+        g_free (filename);
+
         if (((TUMBLER_STAT_BLKSIZE * sb.st_blocks) / sb.st_size) < 0.8)
         {
           g_debug ("'%s' is probably a sparse file, skipping\n", tumbler_file_info_get_uri (infos[n]));