diff --git a/helpers/helpers.go b/helpers/helpers.go
index 9877a1c..4a0e5f3 100644
--- a/helpers/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers/helpers.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func ValidateGpgBinary(gpgPath string) error {
 }
 
 func GpgDecryptFile(filePath string, gpgPath string) (string, error) {
+	filePath = strings.TrimSuffix(filePath, ".gpg");  // browserpass-extension forcibly adds the .gpg extension
 	passwordFile, err := os.Open(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err