diff --git a/src/utils/helpers.ts b/src/utils/helpers.ts
index 9089729..a0eff65 100644
--- a/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export const getAllTagsFromMetadata = (cache: CachedMetadata): string[] => {
 export const getFileFromPath = (vault: Vault, path: string) => {
   let file = vault.getAbstractFileByPath(path)
   if (file instanceof TFile) return file
-  const files = vault.getFiles()
+  const files = vault.getMarkdownFiles()
   file = files.find(e => e.name === path)
   if (file instanceof TFile) return file
 }
diff --git a/src/view.ts b/src/view.ts
index 0a37c4f..acd37c8 100644
--- a/src/view.ts
+++ b/src/view.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default class TodoListView extends ItemView {
 
   private async calculateAllItems() {
     const todosForUpdatedFiles = await parseTodos(
-      this.app.vault.getFiles(),
+      this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles(),
       this.todoTagArray.length === 0 ? ['*'] : this.visibleTodoTagArray,
       this.app.metadataCache,
       this.app.vault,