diff --git a/skel_common/readme_changelog.txt b/skel_common/readme_changelog.txt
index 2167be1..8f3aaeb 100644
--- a/skel_common/readme_changelog.txt
+++ b/skel_common/readme_changelog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Changelog
 - Changed FTLDat to allow opening dats in read-only mode
 - Changed modman.exe to fail rather than use VirtualStore
 - Added modman_admin.exe, which always runs as administrator
+- Added a Validate warning for junk files whose names end with a tilde
 
 1.4:
 - Cleaned up some dodgy code when initially prompting for FTL's location
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/ModUtilities.java b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/ModUtilities.java
index ae30f49..3e18844 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/ModUtilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/ModUtilities.java
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public class ModUtilities {
 		boolean modValid = true;
 		boolean seenAppend = false;
 
-		Pattern junkFilePtn = Pattern.compile( "[.]DS_Store$|^thumbs[.]db$" );
+		Pattern junkFilePtn = Pattern.compile( "[.]DS_Store$|^thumbs[.]db$|~$" );
 
 		Pattern validRootDirPtn = Pattern.compile( "^(?:audio|data|fonts|img|mod-appendix)/" );
 		List<String> seenJunkDirs = new ArrayList<String>();