diff --git a/test/regression/db.zip b/test/regression/db.zip
index fdb6e9d9e..12f4a18ba 100644
Binary files a/test/regression/db.zip and b/test/regression/db.zip differ
diff --git a/test/regression/gen_db.py b/test/regression/gen_db.py
index ade796e5f..ef10a298d 100644
--- a/test/regression/gen_db.py
+++ b/test/regression/gen_db.py
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()
         ext_list = str(ext_list).lower().split(";")
 
+    # todo: Fix for multi dot extensions like .skeleton.xml
     ext_list = list(filter(lambda f: not f in settings.exclude_extensions,
         map(clean, ext_list)))
 
diff --git a/test/regression/run.py b/test/regression/run.py
index 01cefdb07..caa3a6bd0 100644
--- a/test/regression/run.py
+++ b/test/regression/run.py
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ def process_dir(d, outfile_results, zipin, result):
                 #print("Didn't find "+fullpath+" (Hash is "+filehash+") in database")
                 continue
 
+            # Ignore extensions via settings.py configured list
+            # todo: Fix for multi dot extensions like .skeleton.xml
+            ext = os.path.splitext(fullpath)[1].lower()
+            if ext != "" and ext in settings.exclude_extensions:
+                continue
+
             print("-"*60 + "\n  " + os.path.realpath(fullpath) + " pp: " + pppreset) 
             
             outfile_actual = mkoutputdir_andgetpath(fullpath, filehash, "ACTUAL")
diff --git a/test/regression/settings.py b/test/regression/settings.py
index 5e2fca583..4f81cc66e 100644
--- a/test/regression/settings.py
+++ b/test/regression/settings.py
@@ -46,11 +46,16 @@ test scripts rely on this)
 """
 
 import os
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # List of file extensions to be excluded from the regression suite
 # File extensions are case insensitive
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-exclude_extensions = [".lws",".assbin",".assxml",".txt",".jpeg",".jpg",".png",".gif",".tga",".bmp"]
+exclude_extensions = [
+    ".lws", ".assbin", ".assxml", ".txt", ".md",
+    ".jpeg", ".jpg", ".png", ".gif", ".tga", ".bmp",
+    ".skeleton", ".skeleton.xml"
+]
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Post processing configurations to be included in the test. The
@@ -93,8 +98,8 @@ database_name = "db"
 # List of directories to be processed. Paths are processed recursively.
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 model_directories = [
-os.path.join("..","models"),
-os.path.join("..","models-nonbsd")
+    os.path.join("..","models"),
+    os.path.join("..","models-nonbsd")
 ]
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -114,5 +119,8 @@ dump_header_skip = 500
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 results = os.path.join("..","results")
 
+# Create results directory if it does not exist
+if not os.path.exists(results):
+    os.makedirs(results)
 
 # vim: ai ts=4 sts=4 et sw=4
diff --git a/test/regression/utils.py b/test/regression/utils.py
index 0efebcd2b..931aacedf 100644
--- a/test/regression/utils.py
+++ b/test/regression/utils.py
@@ -87,20 +87,28 @@ def find_assimp_or_die():
 
     global assimp_bin_path
     if os.name == "nt":
+        search_x86 = [
+            os.path.join("..","..","bin","assimpcmd_release-dll_Win32","assimp.exe"),
+            os.path.join("..","..","bin","x86","assimp"),
+            os.path.join("..","..","bin","Release","assimp.exe")
+        ]
         if platform.machine() == "x86":
-            search = [os.path.join("..","..","bin","assimpcmd_release-dll_Win32","assimp.exe"),
-                os.path.join("..","..","bin","x86","assimp")]
-            
+            search = search_x86
         else: # amd64, hopefully
-            search = [os.path.join("..","..","bin","assimpcmd_release-dll_x64","assimp.exe"),
-                os.path.join("..","..","bin","x64","assimp")]
+            search = [
+                os.path.join("..","..","bin","assimpcmd_release-dll_x64","assimp.exe"),
+                os.path.join("..","..","bin","x64","assimp")
+            ]
+            # x64 platform does not guarantee a x64 build. Also look for x86 as last paths.
+            search += search_x86
         
         assimp_bin_path = locate_file(search)
         if assimp_bin_path is None:
             print("Can't locate assimp_cmd binary")
+            print("Looked in", search)
             sys.exit(-5)
 
-        print("Located assimp/assimp_cmd binary at ",assimp_bin_path)
+        print("Located assimp/assimp_cmd binary from", assimp_bin_path)
     elif os.name == "posix":
         #search = [os.path.join("..","..","bin","gcc","assimp"),
         #    os.path.join("/usr","local","bin",'assimp')]
@@ -110,8 +118,6 @@ def find_assimp_or_die():
         print("Unsupported operating system")
         sys.exit(-5)
 
-
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     find_assimp_or_die()