diff --git a/system/core/Hooks.php b/system/core/Hooks.php
index b41c645..d1e5586 100644
--- a/system/core/Hooks.php
+++ b/system/core/Hooks.php
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@
 		// Grab the "hooks" definition file.
 		// If there are no hooks, we're done.
 
-		if (file_exists(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/hooks'.EXT))
+		if (is_file(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/hooks'.EXT))
 		{
 		    include(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/hooks'.EXT);
 		}
-		else
+		elseif (is_file(APPPATH.'config/hooks'.EXT))
 		{
-			@include(APPPATH.'config/hooks'.EXT);
+			include(APPPATH.'config/hooks'.EXT);
 		}
 
 
diff --git a/system/core/Router.php b/system/core/Router.php
index bd363da..2c78efe 100644
--- a/system/core/Router.php
+++ b/system/core/Router.php
@@ -87,15 +87,15 @@
 		}
 
 		// Load the routes.php file.
-
-		if (file_exists(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/routes'.EXT))
+		if (is_file(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/routes'.EXT))
 		{
 			include(APPPATH.'config/'.ENVIRONMENT.'/routes'.EXT);
 		}
-		else
+		elseif (is_file(APPPATH.'config/routes'.EXT))
 		{
-			@include(APPPATH.'config/routes'.EXT);
+			include(APPPATH.'config/routes'.EXT);
 		}
+		
 		$this->routes = ( ! isset($route) OR ! is_array($route)) ? array() : $route;
 		unset($route);