diff --git a/edosl0util/crgen.py b/edosl0util/crgen.py
index 38a527dcf88c06fa0049de39dfe47d5fdfb2cddd..b5e4492b27dc824cfb6afc95790fb940bb1e40a0 100644
--- a/edosl0util/crgen.py
+++ b/edosl0util/crgen.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def build_cr(pds_file, prev_pds_file=None):
 
     def file_info(pds_id, apid_info):
         cr_entry = {'file_name': pds_id + '.PDS', 'apid_count': 0, 'apid_info': []}
-        data_entry = {'file_name': pds_file,
+        data_entry = {'file_name': os.path.basename(pds_file),
                       'apid_count': len(apid_info),
                       'apid_info': [{'scid': npp_scid, 'apid': entry['apid'],
                                      'first_packet_time': entry['first_packet_time'],