diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index 6c6d71a..9d9be07 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 - name: Load group variables to override role vars
   include_vars:
     dir: "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars"
+    ignore_unknown_extensions: True
     extensions:
+      - ''
       - "yaml"
       - "yml"
   tags: consul_override_role_vars