diff --git a/scripts/commands/validate.js b/scripts/commands/validate.js
index 1fda98ec..0199ae3f 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/validate.js
+++ b/scripts/commands/validate.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ async function main() {
   }
 
   for (const filepath of program.args) {
+    if (!filepath.endsWith('.xml')) continue
+
     const { site, channels } = await parser.parseChannels(filepath)
 
     const output = []