diff --git a/lib/inspec/secrets/yaml.rb b/lib/inspec/secrets/yaml.rb
index fbaafd83f4..7bc2918e69 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/secrets/yaml.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/secrets/yaml.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class YAML < Inspec.secrets(1)
     attr_reader :attributes
 
     def self.resolve(target)
-      unless target.is_a?(String) && File.file?(target) && target.end_with?('.yml')
+      unless target.is_a?(String) && File.file?(target)
         return nil
       end
       new(target)
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ def self.resolve(target)
 
     # array of yaml file paths
     def initialize(target)
-      @attributes = ::YAML.load_file(target)
+      begin
+        @attributes = ::YAML.load_file(target)
+      rescue => e
+        raise "Error reading Inspec attributes: #{e}"
+      end
     end
   end
 end