diff --git a/methods.py b/methods.py
index 7fc3cf52e51..2fafd506bef 100755
--- a/methods.py
+++ b/methods.py
@@ -1190,6 +1190,8 @@ def detect_modules():
     for x in glob.glob("modules/*"):
         if (not os.path.isdir(x)):
             continue
+        if (not os.path.exists(x + "/config.py")):
+            continue
         x = x.replace("modules/", "")  # rest of world
         x = x.replace("modules\\", "")  # win32
         module_list.append(x)