diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/freemarker/loader/FreemarkerTemplateLoader.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/freemarker/loader/FreemarkerTemplateLoader.java
index 0bef38b30..1dd73816a 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/freemarker/loader/FreemarkerTemplateLoader.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/freemarker/loader/FreemarkerTemplateLoader.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class FreemarkerTemplateLoader implements TemplateLoader {
 		}
 
 		public boolean fileQualifies(Path path) {
-			return Files.isReadable(path) && !Files.isDirectory(path);
+			return !Files.isDirectory(path);
 		}
 
 		public SortedSet<PathPieces> getMatches() {