diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 397765e..30e69d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mhlabs/cfn-diagram",
-  "version": "1.1.33",
+  "version": "1.1.34",
   "description": "CLI tool to visualise CloudFormation, SAM or CDK stacks as draw.io, visjs networks or ascii-art",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/shared/templateParser.js b/shared/templateParser.js
index dce31da..3d1b648 100644
--- a/shared/templateParser.js
+++ b/shared/templateParser.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function fromCDK(cmd) {
   templateCache.templates[parentStack] = parsedTemplate;
   templateCache.rootTemplate = parentStack;
   stacks = stacks.filter(p => p != parentStack);
-  for (const stack of stacks) {
+  for (const stack of stacks.filter(p => !p.endsWith(".assets"))) {
     const childTemplate = fs.readFileSync(
       path.join(cmd.cdkOutput, `${stack}.template.json`)
     );