diff --git a/src/clap_app.rs b/src/clap_app.rs
index 1884dbea..08d6b632 100644
--- a/src/clap_app.rs
+++ b/src/clap_app.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub fn build_app(interactive_output: bool) -> ClapApp<'static, 'static> {
         .global_setting(AppSettings::UnifiedHelpMessage)
         .global_setting(AppSettings::HidePossibleValuesInHelp)
         .setting(AppSettings::ArgsNegateSubcommands)
+        .setting(AppSettings::AllowExternalSubcommands)
         .setting(AppSettings::DisableHelpSubcommand)
         .setting(AppSettings::VersionlessSubcommands)
         .max_term_width(100)
diff --git a/tests/examples/cache.c b/tests/examples/cache.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9daeafb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/cache.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 6a1e0839..120449a7 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ fn utf16() {
 
 #[test]
 fn can_print_file_named_cache() {
-    bat()
+    bat_with_config()
         .arg("cache")
         .assert()
         .success()
@@ -459,6 +459,16 @@ fn can_print_file_named_cache() {
         .stderr("");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn can_print_file_starting_with_cache() {
+    bat_with_config()
+        .arg("cache.c")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout("test\n")
+        .stderr("");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn does_not_print_unwanted_file_named_cache() {
     bat_with_config().arg("cach").assert().failure();