diff --git a/pype/tools/workfiles/app.py b/pype/tools/workfiles/app.py
index 7cbafc8fb2..3cadae48b4 100644
--- a/pype/tools/workfiles/app.py
+++ b/pype/tools/workfiles/app.py
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ class NameWindow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
         if not data["comment"]:
             data.pop("comment", None)
 
+        data["ext"] = data["ext"][1:]
+
         anatomy_filled = self.anatomy.format(data)
         return anatomy_filled[self.template_key]["file"]
 
@@ -242,6 +244,8 @@ class NameWindow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
             if not data["comment"]:
                 data.pop("comment", None)
 
+            data["ext"] = data["ext"][1:]
+
             version = api.last_workfile_with_version(
                 self.root, template, data, extensions
             )[1]