diff --git a/java/steps/yaks-camel/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/yaks/camel/CamelSteps.java b/java/steps/yaks-camel/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/yaks/camel/CamelSteps.java
index a8ed1f6f..3137af10 100644
--- a/java/steps/yaks-camel/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/yaks/camel/CamelSteps.java
+++ b/java/steps/yaks-camel/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/yaks/camel/CamelSteps.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ protected void configureRoute(RouteDefinition route) {
 
     @Given("^load Camel route ([^\\s]+)\\.(groovy|xml)")
     public void loadCamelRoute(String fileName, String language) throws Exception {
-        String route = FileUtils.readToString(ResourceUtils.resolve(fileName, context));
+        String route = FileUtils.readToString(ResourceUtils.resolve("%s.%s".formatted(fileName, language), context));
         switch (language) {
             case "groovy":
                 camelRouteGroovy(fileName, route);