1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/load.go b/load.go
index 711c1a5..427ae5e 100644
--- a/load.go
+++ b/load.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ func ConfigLoad(pb proto.Message, argname string, protoname string) error {
 	}
 
 	if strings.HasSuffix(fullname, ".text") {
-		fullname = strings.TrimSuffix(fullname, ".text")
 		fullname += ".json"
 		if err := loadJSON(pb, fullname); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -57,10 +56,10 @@ func ConfigLoad(pb proto.Message, argname string, protoname string) error {
 func loadTEXT(pb proto.Message, fullname string) error {
 	var data []byte
 	var err error
+	SetFilename(pb, fullname)
 	if data, err = loadFile(fullname); err != nil {
 		log.Warn("config file failed to load", err)
 		// set pb.Filename that was attempted
-		SetFilename(pb, fullname)
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -90,13 +89,13 @@ func loadTEXT(pb proto.Message, fullname string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// json files are backup Marshal() data in case .text Unmarshal() fails
+// they always should have the ".text" filename in them
 func loadJSON(pb proto.Message, fullname string) error {
 	var data []byte
 	var err error
 	if data, err = loadFile(fullname); err != nil {
 		log.Warn("config file failed to load", err)
-		// set pb.Filename that was attempted
-		SetFilename(pb, fullname)
 		return err
 	}