diff --git a/app/models/model_file.rb b/app/models/model_file.rb
index 2e6c8b13f..9cde51cc6 100644
--- a/app/models/model_file.rb
+++ b/app/models/model_file.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ class ModelFile < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def filename_without_extension
-    File.join(File.dirname(filename), basename(include_extension: false))
+    dirname = File.dirname(filename)
+    File.join([dirname, basename(include_extension: false)].reject { |it| it == "." })
   end
 
   def name