diff --git a/pkg/catalog/config/template.go b/pkg/catalog/config/template.go
index fa90df080c..df0ac345f6 100644
--- a/pkg/catalog/config/template.go
+++ b/pkg/catalog/config/template.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/templates/extensions"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func IsTemplateWithRoot(fpath, rootDir string) bool {
 	fname := filepath.Base(fpath)
 	fext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(fpath))
 
-	if stringsutil.ContainsAny(fname, GetKnownConfigFiles()...) {
+	if slices.Contains(GetKnownConfigFiles(), fname) {
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/catalog/config/template_test.go b/pkg/catalog/config/template_test.go
index 1d8c6f1894..1c7d14c426 100644
--- a/pkg/catalog/config/template_test.go
+++ b/pkg/catalog/config/template_test.go
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ func TestIsTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 			rootDir: "",
 			want:    false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "template name containing config filename",
+			fpath:   "http/cves.json.yaml",
+			rootDir: "",
+			want:    true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/pkg/catalog/disk/find.go b/pkg/catalog/disk/find.go
index 1267309fcc..98b2c01238 100644
--- a/pkg/catalog/disk/find.go
+++ b/pkg/catalog/disk/find.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/logrusorgru/aurora/v4"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func (c *DiskCatalog) GetTemplatesPath(definitions []string) ([]string, map[stri
 	erred := make(map[string]error)
 
 	for _, t := range definitions {
-		if stringsutil.ContainsAny(t, knownConfigFiles...) {
+		if isKnownConfigFile(t) {
 			// TODO: this is a temporary fix to avoid treating these files as templates
 			// this should be replaced with more appropriate and robust logic
 			continue
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func (c *DiskCatalog) GetTemplatesPath(definitions []string) ([]string, map[stri
 	for _, v := range allTemplates {
 		// TODO: this is a temporary fix to avoid treating these files as templates
 		// this should be replaced with more appropriate and robust logic
-		if !stringsutil.ContainsAny(v, knownConfigFiles...) {
+		if !isKnownConfigFile(v) {
 			filteredTemplates = append(filteredTemplates, v)
 		}
 	}
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ func (c *DiskCatalog) GetTemplatesPath(definitions []string) ([]string, map[stri
 	return filteredTemplates, erred
 }
 
+func isKnownConfigFile(path string) bool {
+	return slices.Contains(config.GetKnownConfigFiles(), filepath.Base(path))
+}
+
 // GetTemplatePath parses the specified input template path and returns a compiled
 // list of finished absolute paths to the templates evaluating any glob patterns
 // or folders provided as in.
diff --git a/pkg/catalog/disk/find_test.go b/pkg/catalog/disk/find_test.go
index 408ac76a8e..04b285caa4 100644
--- a/pkg/catalog/disk/find_test.go
+++ b/pkg/catalog/disk/find_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package disk
 
 import (
-	"testing/fstest"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
+	"testing/fstest"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -56,3 +56,16 @@ func TestFindGlobPathMatchesResolvesContainedPath(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, []string{"http/test.yaml"}, matches)
 }
+
+func TestGetTemplatesPathAllowsNamesContainingKnownConfigFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	const templatePath = "http/cves.json.yaml"
+	catalog := NewFSCatalog(fstest.MapFS{
+		templatePath: {Data: []byte("id: test")},
+	}, t.TempDir())
+
+	for _, definitions := range [][]string{{templatePath}, {"http"}} {
+		templates, errs := catalog.GetTemplatesPath(definitions)
+		require.Empty(t, errs)
+		require.Equal(t, []string{templatePath}, templates)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/catalog/disk/known-files.go b/pkg/catalog/disk/known-files.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6660363a12..0000000000
--- a/pkg/catalog/disk/known-files.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-package disk
-
-var knownConfigFiles = []string{"cves.json", "contributors.json", "TEMPLATES-STATS.json"}