diff --git a/src/objects/core/zcl_abapgit_filename_logic.clas.abap b/src/objects/core/zcl_abapgit_filename_logic.clas.abap
index f7d77c008..01e814793 100644
--- a/src/objects/core/zcl_abapgit_filename_logic.clas.abap
+++ b/src/objects/core/zcl_abapgit_filename_logic.clas.abap
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_filename_logic IMPLEMENTATION.
 
     DATA:
       lv_name TYPE string,
-      lv_type TYPE trobjtype,
+      lv_type TYPE string,
       lv_ext  TYPE string.
 
     " Guess object type and name
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_filename_logic IMPLEMENTATION.
     REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF '#' IN lv_ext WITH '/'.
     " Assume AFF namespace convention
     CREATE OBJECT go_aff_registry TYPE zcl_abapgit_aff_registry.
-    IF go_aff_registry->is_supported_object_type( lv_type ) = abap_true.
+    IF go_aff_registry->is_supported_object_type( |{ lv_type }| ) = abap_true.
       REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF '(' IN lv_name WITH '/'.
       REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF ')' IN lv_name WITH '/'.
     ENDIF.
@@ -146,5 +146,4 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_filename_logic IMPLEMENTATION.
 
     TRANSLATE rv_filename TO LOWER CASE.
   ENDMETHOD.
-
 ENDCLASS.
diff --git a/src/objects/core/zcl_abapgit_filename_logic.clas.testclasses.abap b/src/objects/core/zcl_abapgit_filename_logic.clas.testclasses.abap
index ac5396e8b..774c918ca 100644
--- a/src/objects/core/zcl_abapgit_filename_logic.clas.testclasses.abap
+++ b/src/objects/core/zcl_abapgit_filename_logic.clas.testclasses.abap
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CLASS ltcl_run_checks DEFINITION FOR TESTING RISK LEVEL HARMLESS
 
     METHODS:
       setup,
+      dot_abapgit FOR TESTING RAISING zcx_abapgit_exception,
       file_to_object FOR TESTING RAISING zcx_abapgit_exception,
       object_to_file FOR TESTING RAISING zcx_abapgit_exception,
       file_to_object_pack FOR TESTING RAISING zcx_abapgit_exception,
@@ -25,6 +26,25 @@ CLASS ltcl_run_checks IMPLEMENTATION.
 
   ENDMETHOD.
 
+  METHOD dot_abapgit.
+
+    DATA lv_is_xml TYPE abap_bool.
+
+    zcl_abapgit_filename_logic=>file_to_object(
+      EXPORTING
+        iv_filename = zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_dot_abapgit
+        iv_path     = '/'
+        io_dot      = mo_dot
+      IMPORTING
+        ev_is_xml   = lv_is_xml ).
+
+    " .abapgit.xml is not considered an "XML file" since it does not represent an object (item)
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      exp = abap_false
+      act = lv_is_xml ).
+
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
   METHOD file_to_object.
 
     DATA ls_item TYPE zif_abapgit_definitions=>ty_item.