diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 98d9c69b84..15e4db16e2 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ app.render = function(name, options, fn){
   }
 
   if (!view.path) {
-    view.lookupMain(function (err) {
+    view.lookupMain(opts, function (err) {
       if (err) return fn(err);
 
       afterLookup();
diff --git a/lib/view.js b/lib/view.js
index 6d07fcadea..3ac81a09c6 100644
--- a/lib/view.js
+++ b/lib/view.js
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ function View(name, options) {
  * @api private
  */
 
-View.prototype.lookup = function lookup(name, ext, cb) {
+View.prototype.lookup = function lookup(name, options, cb) {
   var roots = [].concat(this.root);
 
   debug('lookup "%s"', name);
 
+  var ext = path.extname(name);
+
   function lookup(roots, callback) {
     var root = roots.shift();
     if (!root) {
@@ -111,13 +113,13 @@ View.prototype.render = function render(options, fn) {
  * @param {function} cb
  * @private
  */
-View.prototype.lookupMain = function lookupMain(cb) {
+View.prototype.lookupMain = function lookupMain(opts, cb) {
   if (this.path) return cb();
   var view = this;
   var name = path.extname(this.name) == this.ext
     ? this.name
     : this.name + this.ext;
-  this.lookup(name, this.ext, function (err, path) {
+  this.lookup(name, opts, function (err, path) {
     if (err) {
       return cb(err);
     } else if (!path) {