diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
index 934ad9e31..96b092486 100755
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.cc
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ void EditorPanel::sendToGimpPressed () {
     rtengine::ProcessingJob* job = rtengine::ProcessingJob::create (ipc->getInitialImage(), pparams);
     ProgressConnector<rtengine::IImage16*> *ld = new ProgressConnector<rtengine::IImage16*>();
     ld->startFunc(sigc::bind(sigc::ptr_fun(&rtengine::processImage), job, err, parent->getProgressListener(), options.tunnelMetaData, false ),
-    		      sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun( *this,&EditorPanel::idle_sendToGimp ),ld ));
+    		      sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun( *this,&EditorPanel::idle_sendToGimp ),ld, openThm->getFileName() ));
     saveimgas->set_sensitive(false);
     sendtogimp->set_sensitive(false);
 }
@@ -1291,13 +1291,13 @@ void EditorPanel::syncFileBrowser() { // synchronize filebrowser with image in E
 		fPanel->fileCatalog->selectImage(fname, true);
 }
 
-bool EditorPanel::idle_sendToGimp( ProgressConnector<rtengine::IImage16*> *pc){
+bool EditorPanel::idle_sendToGimp( ProgressConnector<rtengine::IImage16*> *pc, Glib::ustring fname){
 
 	rtengine::IImage16* img = pc->returnValue();
 	delete pc;
     if (img) {
-        // get file name base
-        Glib::ustring shortname = removeExtension (Glib::path_get_basename (openThm->getFileName()));
+        // get file name base
+        Glib::ustring shortname = removeExtension (Glib::path_get_basename (fname));
         Glib::ustring dirname = Glib::get_tmp_dir ();
         Glib::ustring fname = Glib::build_filename (dirname, shortname);
 
diff --git a/rtgui/editorpanel.h b/rtgui/editorpanel.h
index 38154cd73..22cade883 100644
--- a/rtgui/editorpanel.h
+++ b/rtgui/editorpanel.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class EditorPanel : public Gtk::VBox,
         BatchQueueEntry*    createBatchQueueEntry ();
         bool                idle_imageSaved(ProgressConnector<int> *pc,rtengine::IImage16* img,Glib::ustring fname, SaveFormat sf);
         bool                idle_saveImage(ProgressConnector<rtengine::IImage16*> *pc,Glib::ustring fname, SaveFormat sf);
-        bool                idle_sendToGimp( ProgressConnector<rtengine::IImage16*> *pc);
+        bool                idle_sendToGimp( ProgressConnector<rtengine::IImage16*> *pc, Glib::ustring fname);
         bool                idle_sentToGimp(ProgressConnector<int> *pc,rtengine::IImage16* img,Glib::ustring filename);
         int err;