diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 6a894445ba..0ef0977341 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ if(! class_exists('App')) {
 			$this->argc = count($this->argv);
 			if((array_key_exists('0',$this->argv)) && strlen($this->argv[0])) {
 				$this->module = str_replace(".", "_", $this->argv[0]);
+				$this->module = str_replace("-", "_", $this->module);
 			}
 			else {
 				$this->argc = 1;
@@ -465,16 +466,6 @@ if(! class_exists('App')) {
 				$this->module = 'home';
 			}
 
-			/**
-			 * Special handling for the webfinger/lrdd host XRD file
-			 */
-
-			if($this->cmd === '.well-known/host-meta') {
-				$this->argc = 1;
-				$this->argv = array('hostxrd');
-				$this->module = 'hostxrd';
-			}
-
 			/**
 			 * See if there is any page number information, and initialise
 			 * pagination
diff --git a/mod/_well_known.php b/mod/_well_known.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..155810df36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/_well_known.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+require_once("hostxrd.php");
+
+function _well_known_init(&$a){
+    if ($a->argc > 1) {
+        switch($a->argv[1]) {
+            case "host-meta":
+                hostxrd_init($a);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    http_status_exit(404);
+    killme();
+}
\ No newline at end of file