diff --git a/.config/emacs/init.org b/.config/emacs/init.org
index 039c353..693e670 100644
--- a/.config/emacs/init.org
+++ b/.config/emacs/init.org
@@ -1398,10 +1398,14 @@ These are functions to load a project specific file given the conventions I use.
 
 (defun joe/project-open-project-readme ()
   (interactive)
-  (when (project-current)
-    (if (file-exists-p (expand-file-name "README.org" (project-root (project-current))))
-        (joe/project-open-project-file "README.org")
-      (joe/project-open-project-file "README.md"))))
+  (let* ((project (project-current))
+         (root (project-root project))
+         (README (cond ((file-exists-p (expand-file-name "README.org" root)) "README.org")
+                      ((file-exists-p (expand-file-name "README.md" root)) "README.md")
+                      ((file-exists-p (expand-file-name "README" root)) "README")
+                      (t nil))))
+    (when README
+      (joe/project-open-project-file README))))
 
 (defun joe/project-open-project-license ()
   (interactive)