diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index c09c518f..e2cb66ca 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.9.37
+current_version = 0.9.38
 commit = False
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\.(?P<release>[a-z]+)(?P<build>\d+))?
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 41796a92..4b38075a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.37
+0.9.38
diff --git a/taskcat/_config.py b/taskcat/_config.py
index 408e0880..82c6b69f 100644
--- a/taskcat/_config.py
+++ b/taskcat/_config.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ def _dict_from_file(file_path: Path, fail_ok=True) -> dict:
         try:
             with open(str(file_path), "r", encoding="utf-8") as file_handle:
                 config_dict = yaml.safe_load(file_handle)
-                LOG.debug(f"file_path={file_path}, file_handle={file_handle}")
             return config_dict
         except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             LOG.warning(f"failed to load config from {file_path}")
diff --git a/taskcat/testing/base_test.py b/taskcat/testing/base_test.py
index fe5aecf7..155aaff1 100644
--- a/taskcat/testing/base_test.py
+++ b/taskcat/testing/base_test.py
@@ -86,19 +86,11 @@ def from_file(
         input_file_path: Path = project_root_path / input_file
         # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         args = _build_args(enable_sig_v2, regions, GLOBAL_ARGS.profile)
-
-        # Detect if input file is taskcat config or CloudFormation template
-        if '.taskcat.yml' in input_file or '.taskcat.yaml' in input_file:
-            config = Config.create(
-                project_root=project_root_path,
-                project_config_path=input_file_path,
-                args=args
-        )
-        else:
-            config = Config.create(
-                project_root=project_root_path,
-                template_file=input_file_path,
-                args=args
+        config = Config.create(
+            project_root=project_root_path,
+            project_config_path=input_file_path,
+            args=args
+            # TODO: detect if input file is taskcat config or CloudFormation template
         )
 
         return cls(config)
diff --git a/tests/testing_module/test_base.py b/tests/testing_module/test_base.py
index 414d1672..5da1b842 100644
--- a/tests/testing_module/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/testing_module/test_base.py
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.input_file = ".taskcat.yml"
         cls.project_root_path = Path(__file__).parent / "../data/nested-fail"
         cls.input_file_path = cls.project_root_path / cls.input_file
-        cls.template_file = (
-            Path(__file__).parent / "../data/nested-fail/templates/test.template.yaml"
-        )
 
         cls.base_config = Config.create(
             project_root=cls.project_root_path,
@@ -57,38 +54,8 @@ def test_inheritance(self):
 
         self.assertIsInstance(base, Test)
 
-    @patch("taskcat.testing.base_test._build_args")
-    @patch("taskcat.testing.base_test.BaseTest")
-    def test_from_file_template_yaml(self, base_test_mock, args_mock):
-        # given
-        mock_out = base_test_mock.return_value
-
-        # when
-        mock_out.from_file(
-            project_root=self.project_root_path, input_file=self.template_file
-        )
-
-        # then
-        base_test_mock.return_value.from_file.assert_called_with(
-            project_root=self.project_root_path,
-            input_file=self.template_file
-        )
-
-    @patch("taskcat.testing.base_test._build_args")
-    @patch("taskcat.testing.base_test.BaseTest")
-    def test_from_file_taskcat_yaml(self, base_test_mock, args_mock):
-        # given
-        mock_out = base_test_mock.return_value
-
-        # when
-        mock_out.from_file(project_root=self.project_root_path)
-
-        # then
-        base_test_mock.return_value.from_file.assert_called_with(
-            project_root=self.project_root_path
-        )
-
     def test_from_file(self):
+
         base = BaseTest.from_file(project_root=self.project_root_path)
 
         self.assertIsInstance(base, BaseTest, "Should return an instance of BaseTest.")