--- a/core/src/luan/modules/BasicLuan.java	Mon Apr 18 20:40:21 2016 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/modules/BasicLuan.java	Tue Apr 19 15:54:11 2016 -0600
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@
 		return LuanCompiler.compile(sourceName,text,env,allowExpr);
 	}
 
-	public static LuanFunction load_file(LuanState luan,String fileName,Boolean addExtension) throws LuanException {
-		if( fileName == null )
+	public static LuanFunction load_file(LuanState luan,String fileName) throws LuanException {
+		if( fileName == null ) {
 			fileName = "stdin:";
-		String src = PackageLuan.read(luan,fileName,addExtension);
+		} else if( fileName.indexOf(':') == -1 ) {
+			fileName = "file:" + fileName;
+		}
+		String src = PackageLuan.read(luan,fileName);
 		if( src == null )
 			throw new LuanException("file '"+fileName+"' not found" );
 		return load(luan,src,fileName,null,false);