diff --git a/memgpt/humans/humans.py b/memgpt/humans/humans.py
index 2d325438..534ecdbb 100644
--- a/memgpt/humans/humans.py
+++ b/memgpt/humans/humans.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 DEFAULT = 'cs_phd'
 
 def get_human_text(key=DEFAULT):
-    filename = f'{key}.txt'
+    filename = key if key.endswith('.txt') else f'{key}.txt'
     file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'examples', filename)
 
     if os.path.exists(file_path):
diff --git a/memgpt/personas/personas.py b/memgpt/personas/personas.py
index 1eb74315..d86dd270 100644
--- a/memgpt/personas/personas.py
+++ b/memgpt/personas/personas.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ DEFAULT = 'sam'
 
 
 def get_persona_text(key=DEFAULT):
-    filename = f'{key}.txt'
+    filename = key if key.endswith('.txt') else f'{key}.txt'
     file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'examples', filename)
-    
+
     if os.path.exists(file_path):
         with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
             return file.read().strip()