diff --git a/src/switch_loadable_module.c b/src/switch_loadable_module.c
index 9804e53238..0c803a71b4 100644
--- a/src/switch_loadable_module.c
+++ b/src/switch_loadable_module.c
@@ -1995,14 +1995,23 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_say_file(switch_say_file_handle_t *sh, const char *f
 	char buf[256] = "";
 	int ret;
 	va_list ap;
+	int native = !strcasecmp(sh->ext, "native");
 
 	va_start(ap, fmt);
 	
 	if ((ret = switch_vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, ap)) > 0) {
 		if (!sh->cnt++) {
-			sh->stream.write_function(&sh->stream, "file_string://%s.%s", buf, sh->ext);
+			if (native) {
+				sh->stream.write_function(&sh->stream, "file_string://%s", buf);
+			} else {
+				sh->stream.write_function(&sh->stream, "file_string://%s.%s", buf, sh->ext);
+			}
 		} else {
-			sh->stream.write_function(&sh->stream, "!%s.%s", buf, sh->ext);
+			if (native) {
+				sh->stream.write_function(&sh->stream, "!%s", buf);
+			} else {
+				sh->stream.write_function(&sh->stream, "!%s.%s", buf, sh->ext);
+			}
 		}
 
 	}