diff --git a/src/Roots/Acorn/Sage/Concerns/FiltersTemplates.php b/src/Roots/Acorn/Sage/Concerns/FiltersTemplates.php
index 19b276ce..f02d10f0 100644
--- a/src/Roots/Acorn/Sage/Concerns/FiltersTemplates.php
+++ b/src/Roots/Acorn/Sage/Concerns/FiltersTemplates.php
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ public function filterTemplateHierarchy($files)
      */
     public function filterTemplateInclude($file)
     {
+
+        if(@file_exists($file)) {
+            return $file;
+        }
+        
         $view = $this->fileFinder
             ->getPossibleViewNameFromPath($file = realpath($file));