diff --git a/tests/test_sources.py b/tests/test_sources.py
index d4f093b..f2a3b26 100644
--- a/tests/test_sources.py
+++ b/tests/test_sources.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ from tldptesttools import TestToolsFilesystem
 import example
 
 # -- SUT
-from tldp.sources import SourceCollection, SourceDocument, scansourcedirs
+from tldp.sources import SourceCollection, SourceDocument
+from tldp.sources import scansourcedirs, sourcedoc_fromdir
 
 sampledocs = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'sample-documents')
 
@@ -139,6 +140,11 @@ class TestSourceDocument(unittest.TestCase):
         doc = SourceDocument(dirname)
         self.assertIsInstance(doc, SourceDocument)
 
+    def test_sourcedoc_fromdir_withdots(self):
+        dirname = os.path.dirname(example.ex_docbook4xml_dir.filename)
+        doc = sourcedoc_fromdir(dirname)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(doc)
+
     def test_detail(self):
         ex = example.ex_linuxdoc_dir
         s = SourceDocument(ex.filename)
diff --git a/tldp/sources.py b/tldp/sources.py
index 41784ea..8d22d43 100644
--- a/tldp/sources.py
+++ b/tldp/sources.py
@@ -87,18 +87,19 @@ def arg_issourcedoc(filename):
     return None
 
 
-def sourcedoc_fromdir(dirname):
+def sourcedoc_fromdir(name):
     candidates = list()
-    stem, _ = stem_and_ext(dirname)
-    parentdir = os.path.dirname(dirname)
+    if not os.path.isdir(name):
+        return None
+    stem = os.path.basename(name)
     for ext in knownextensions:
-        possible = os.path.join(parentdir, stem, stem + ext)
+        possible = os.path.join(name, stem + ext)
         if os.path.isfile(possible):
             candidates.append(possible)
     if len(candidates) > 1:
         logger.warning("%s multiple document choices in dir %s, bailing....",
-                       stem, dirname)
-        raise Exception("multiple document choices in " + dirname)
+                       stem, name)
+        raise Exception("multiple document choices in " + name)
     elif len(candidates) == 0:
         return None
     else: