diff --git a/lib/hooks/helpers/load-helpers.js b/lib/hooks/helpers/load-helpers.js
index ba383fa26..ca4acdbba 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/helpers/load-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/helpers/load-helpers.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = function(sails, cb) {
   // Load helper defs out of the specified folder
   includeAll.optional({
     dirname: sails.config.paths.helpers,
-    filter: /^(.+)\..+$/,
+    filter: /^([^.]+)\.(?:(?!md|txt).)+$/,
     flatten: true,
     keepDirectoryPath: true
   }, function(err, helperDefs) {