diff --git a/advanced/lighttpd.conf.debian b/advanced/lighttpd.conf.debian
index 8b04be71..d9c4a110 100644
--- a/advanced/lighttpd.conf.debian
+++ b/advanced/lighttpd.conf.debian
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/admin/" {
         # Allow Block Page access to local fonts
         setenv.add-response-header = ( "Access-Control-Allow-Origin" => "*" )
     }
+}
 
-    # Block . files from being served, such as .git, .github, .gitignore
-    $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/admin/\." {
-         url.access-deny = ("")
-    }
+# Block . files from being served, such as .git, .github, .gitignore
+$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/admin/\.(.*)" {
+     url.access-deny = ("")
 }
 
 # Add user chosen options held in external file
-# (use file glob for optional file)
-include "external*.conf"
+# This uses include_shell instead of an include wildcard for compatibility
+include_shell "cat external.conf 2>/dev/null"
diff --git a/advanced/lighttpd.conf.fedora b/advanced/lighttpd.conf.fedora
index 4a782060..27bc33cc 100644
--- a/advanced/lighttpd.conf.fedora
+++ b/advanced/lighttpd.conf.fedora
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/admin/" {
         # Allow Block Page access to local fonts
         setenv.add-response-header = ( "Access-Control-Allow-Origin" => "*" )
     }
+}
 
-    # Block . files from being served, such as .git, .github, .gitignore
-    $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/admin/\." {
-         url.access-deny = ("")
-    }
+# Block . files from being served, such as .git, .github, .gitignore
+$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/admin/\.(.*)" {
+     url.access-deny = ("")
 }
 
 # Add user chosen options held in external file
-# (use file glob for optional file)
-include "external*.conf"
+# This uses include_shell instead of an include wildcard for compatibility
+include_shell "cat external.conf 2>/dev/null"