diff --git a/apps/myjobs/app/models/workflow.rb b/apps/myjobs/app/models/workflow.rb
index 86b42b7819..c1b79113c1 100644
--- a/apps/myjobs/app/models/workflow.rb
+++ b/apps/myjobs/app/models/workflow.rb
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def folder_contents
       }.map {
         |f| WorkflowFile.new(f, self.staged_dir)
       }.reject {
-        |wf| wf.under_dotfile?
+        |wf| wf.is_dotfile?
       }
     else
       @folder_contents = []
diff --git a/apps/myjobs/app/models/workflow_file.rb b/apps/myjobs/app/models/workflow_file.rb
index b046d66fc8..2347a20a4d 100644
--- a/apps/myjobs/app/models/workflow_file.rb
+++ b/apps/myjobs/app/models/workflow_file.rb
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ def relative_path
     @path.relative_path_from(@staged_dir).to_s
   end
 
-  def under_dotfile?
-    @path.ascend.to_a.any? { |entry| entry.basename.to_s.start_with?('.') }
+  def is_dotfile?
+    @path.basename.to_s.start_with?('.')
   end
 
   def path
diff --git a/apps/myjobs/test/models/workflow_file_test.rb b/apps/myjobs/test/models/workflow_file_test.rb
index 34dd5293d6..a1d24df0e5 100644
--- a/apps/myjobs/test/models/workflow_file_test.rb
+++ b/apps/myjobs/test/models/workflow_file_test.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 require 'test_helper'
 
 class WorkflowFileTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
-  test "it recognizes hidden files" do
-    assert WorkflowFile.new(
+  test "is dotfile does not detect hidden folders" do
+    refute WorkflowFile.new(
         Pathname.new('/home/johrstrom/.wine/drive_c'),
         Pathname.new('/home/johrstrom/ondemand/and/so/on')
-    ).under_dotfile?
+    ).is_dotfile?
+  end
+
+  test "is dotfile detects hidden files" do 
+    assert WorkflowFile.new(
+      Pathname.new('/home/johrstrom/wine/.drive_c'),
+      Pathname.new('/home/johrstrom/ondemand/and/so/on')
+    ).is_dotfile?
   end
 end