diff --git a/src/Fbx2Raw.cpp b/src/Fbx2Raw.cpp
index 44c338f..ef925f7 100644
--- a/src/Fbx2Raw.cpp
+++ b/src/Fbx2Raw.cpp
@@ -1323,6 +1323,9 @@ static void ReadAnimations(RawModel &raw, FbxScene *pScene)
 
 static std::string GetInferredFileName(const std::string &fbxFileName, const std::string &directory, const std::vector<std::string> &directoryFileList)
 {
+    if (FileUtils::FileExists(fbxFileName)) {
+        return fbxFileName;
+    }
     // Get the file name with file extension.
     const std::string fileName = StringUtils::GetFileNameString(StringUtils::GetCleanPathString(fbxFileName));
 
diff --git a/src/utils/File_Utils.cpp b/src/utils/File_Utils.cpp
index c3ea1d6..30ad6bf 100644
--- a/src/utils/File_Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/File_Utils.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ namespace FileUtils {
         return std::string(cwd);
     }
 
+    bool FileExists(const std::string &filePath)
+    {
+        std::ifstream stream(filePath);
+        return stream.good();
+    }
+
     bool FolderExists(const std::string &folderPath)
     {
 #if defined( __unix__ ) || defined( __APPLE__ )
diff --git a/src/utils/File_Utils.h b/src/utils/File_Utils.h
index 92bf40a..54795ce 100644
--- a/src/utils/File_Utils.h
+++ b/src/utils/File_Utils.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 namespace FileUtils {
     std::string GetCurrentFolder();
 
+    bool FileExists(const std::string &folderPath);
     bool FolderExists(const std::string &folderPath);
 
     bool MatchExtension(const char *fileExtension, const char *matchExtensions);