diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b775f619..13ef3052 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.17.0-develop66
+1.17.0-develop67
diff --git a/modules/config.py b/modules/config.py
index ea3c176b..64d6792f 100644
--- a/modules/config.py
+++ b/modules/config.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ConfigFile:
         self.run_hour = datetime.strptime(attrs["time"], "%H:%M").hour
         self.requested_collections = util.get_list(attrs["collections"]) if "collections" in attrs else None
         self.requested_libraries = util.get_list(attrs["libraries"]) if "libraries" in attrs else None
-        self.requested_metadata_files = util.get_list(attrs["metadata_files"]) if "metadata_files" in attrs else None
+        self.requested_metadata_files = [mf[:-4] if str(mf).endswith(".yml") else mf for mf in util.get_list(attrs["metadata_files"])] if "metadata_files" in attrs else None
         self.resume_from = attrs["resume"] if "resume" in attrs else None
         self.collection_only = attrs["collection_only"] if "collection_only" in attrs else False
         self.operations_only = attrs["operations_only"] if "operations_only" in attrs else False