diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index 5e7420b4a5..8ebf144c2a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
 
         private void HandleCreateRegion(string module, string[] cmd)
         {
-            if (cmd.Length < 4)
+            if (cmd.Length < 4 || !cmd[3].EndsWith(".xml"))
             {
                 m_console.Error("Usage: create region <region name> <region_file.xml>");
                 return;
@@ -418,14 +418,8 @@ namespace OpenSim
             string regionsDir = ConfigSource.Source.Configs["Startup"].GetString("regionload_regionsdir", "Regions").Trim();
             string regionFile = String.Format("{0}/{1}", regionsDir, cmd[3]);
             // Allow absolute and relative specifiers
-            if (cmd[3].StartsWith("/") || cmd[3].StartsWith("\\") || cmd[3].StartsWith("..") || cmd[3].EndsWith(".xml"))
-            {
+            if (cmd[3].StartsWith("/") || cmd[3].StartsWith("\\") || cmd[3].StartsWith(".."))
                 regionFile = cmd[3];
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                m_console.Error("Usage: create region <region name> <region_file.xml>");
-            }
 
             IScene scene;
             CreateRegion(new RegionInfo(cmd[2], regionFile, false, ConfigSource.Source), true, out scene);
@@ -1111,4 +1105,4 @@ namespace OpenSim
 
         #endregion
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}