diff --git a/ktrain/text/kw/core.py b/ktrain/text/kw/core.py
index e9ddf60d1..48432a8ff 100644
--- a/ktrain/text/kw/core.py
+++ b/ktrain/text/kw/core.py
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ def extract_keywords(
                     and kw[-1].isalnum()
                     and kw[0].isalnum()
                     and "@" not in kw
+                    and "." not in kw
                 ]
             )
         cnt = Counter(candidates)