diff --git a/src/FileLoader.php b/src/FileLoader.php
index d8959ad..94ad0c6 100644
--- a/src/FileLoader.php
+++ b/src/FileLoader.php
@@ -53,24 +53,22 @@ public function load($locale, $group, $namespace = null)
 
         return array_replace_recursive($defaults, parent::load($locale, $group, $namespace));
     }
-    
-        /**
+
+    /**
      * Fall back to base locale (i.e. de) if a countries specific locale (i.e. de-CH) is not available
      *
      * @param string $path
      * @param string $locale
      * @param string $group
-     * @return array|mixed
+     *
+     * @return array
      */
     protected function loadPath($path, $locale, $group)
     {
         $result = parent::loadPath($path, $locale, $group);
 
-        if ($result == [] && strpos($locale, '-') !== false) {
-            list($baseLocale) = explode('-', $locale);
-            if ($this->files->exists($full = "{$path}/{$baseLocale}/{$group}.php")) {
-                return $this->files->getRequire($full);
-            }
+        if (empty($result) && str_contains($locale, '-')) {
+            return parent::loadPath($path, strstr($locale, '-', true), $group);
         }
 
         return $result;