diff --git a/src/file.rs b/src/file.rs
index b23af6d49289e0ac78466dd1e00353da773fe360..a7b58d2d6479838fe8e5fccc01f23da777c51357 100644
--- a/src/file.rs
+++ b/src/file.rs
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ fn ext<'a>(name: &'a str) -> Option<String> {
     name.rfind('.').map(|p| name[p+1..].to_string())
 }
 
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     pub use super::*;
@@ -390,6 +389,21 @@ mod test {
     pub use ansi_term::Style::Plain;
     pub use ansi_term::Colour::Yellow;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn extension() {
+        assert_eq!(Some("dat".to_string()), super::ext("fester.dat"))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dotfile() {
+        assert_eq!(Some("vimrc".to_string()), super::ext(".vimrc"))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_extension() {
+        assert_eq!(None, super::ext("jarlsberg"))
+    }
+
 	pub fn dummy_stat() -> io::FileStat {
 	    io::FileStat {
             size: 0,