diff --git a/image_readers/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/imagereaders/bioformats/BioFormatsImageUtils.java b/image_readers/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/imagereaders/bioformats/BioFormatsImageUtils.java
index 9b81a4f2ca2d4e1ecd00e3d09595ddcb75dc87cc..0e5220548ca2d539dd86c38374d9a3f825516b4d 100644
--- a/image_readers/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/imagereaders/bioformats/BioFormatsImageUtils.java
+++ b/image_readers/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/imagereaders/bioformats/BioFormatsImageUtils.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ final class BioFormatsImageUtils
     static
     {
         MetadataTools.setDefaultDateEnabled(false);
-        CellomicsReader.setNoHiddenFiles(true);
+        CellomicsReader.setNoHiddenFiles(false);
     }
 
     /**