diff --git a/Engine/source/gui/editor/guiShapeEdPreview.cpp b/Engine/source/gui/editor/guiShapeEdPreview.cpp
index 41a17d786..2fc62c51a 100644
--- a/Engine/source/gui/editor/guiShapeEdPreview.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/gui/editor/guiShapeEdPreview.cpp
@@ -476,8 +476,14 @@ bool GuiShapeEdPreview::setObjectShapeAsset(const char* assetId)
          ShapeAnimationAsset* asset = AssetDatabase.acquireAsset<ShapeAnimationAsset>(id);
          StringTableEntry animPath = asset->getAnimationPath();
          AssetDatabase.releaseAsset(id);
-
          Torque::Path dsqPath(animPath);
+         String fileExt = String::ToLower(dsqPath.getExtension());
+
+         if (fileExt != String("dsq"))
+         {
+            return setObjectModel(animPath);
+         }
+
          Torque::Path shapePath;
          if (!findCompanionShape(dsqPath, shapePath))
          {
diff --git a/Engine/source/ts/tsShapeOldRead.cpp b/Engine/source/ts/tsShapeOldRead.cpp
index 3f2dd368b..bac4c85b7 100644
--- a/Engine/source/ts/tsShapeOldRead.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/ts/tsShapeOldRead.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ bool TSShape::importSequences(Stream * s, const String& sequencePath)
    {
       // error -- don't support future version yet :>
       Con::errorf(ConsoleLogEntry::General,
-                  "Sequence import failed: attempt to load a version %i ddsq-animation, can currently only load version %i and before.",
+                  "Sequence import failed: attempt to load a version %i dsq-animation, can currently only load version %i and before.",
                   smReadVersion, smVersion);
       return false;
    }