diff --git a/airshower_beacon_simulation/ca_period_from_shower.py b/airshower_beacon_simulation/ca_period_from_shower.py
index 2d3dc66..e5d33f2 100755
--- a/airshower_beacon_simulation/ca_period_from_shower.py
+++ b/airshower_beacon_simulation/ca_period_from_shower.py
@@ -343,18 +343,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                             wx, x = 200, min(ant.t_AxB)
                             ax.set_xlim(x-5, x+wx)
 
-                            fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, __file__+f'.traces.A{ant.name}.zoomed.beacon.pdf'))
+                            fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, path.basename(__file__)+f'.traces.A{ant.name}.zoomed.beacon.pdf'))
 
                         if True: # zoomed on peak of this trace
                             idx = np.argmax(ev.antennas[i].E_AxB)
                             x = ev.antennas[i].t_AxB[idx]
                             wx = 300
                             ax.set_xlim(x-wx//2, x+wx//2)
-                            fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, __file__+f".traces.A{ant.name}.zoomed.peak.pdf"))
+                            fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, path.basename(__file__)+f".traces.A{ant.name}.zoomed.peak.pdf"))
 
                         ax.set_xlim(*old_xlim)
 
-                    fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, __file__+f'.traces.A{ant.name}.pdf'))
+                    fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, path.basename(__file__)+f'.traces.A{ant.name}.pdf'))
 
     if show_plots:
         plt.show()
diff --git a/airshower_beacon_simulation/da_reconstruction.py b/airshower_beacon_simulation/da_reconstruction.py
index 1c47771..2bc10de 100755
--- a/airshower_beacon_simulation/da_reconstruction.py
+++ b/airshower_beacon_simulation/da_reconstruction.py
@@ -187,18 +187,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                                 wx, x = 100, 100
                                 ax.set_xlim(x-wx, x+wx)
 
-                                fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, __file__+f'.traces.A{ant.name}.zoomed.beacon{fname_extra}.pdf'))
+                                fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, path.basename(__file__)+f'.traces.A{ant.name}.zoomed.beacon{fname_extra}.pdf'))
 
                             if True: # zoomed on peak of this trace
                                 idx = np.argmax(ev.antennas[i].E_AxB)
                                 x = ev.antennas[i].t_AxB[idx]
                                 wx = 100
                                 ax.set_xlim(x-wx, x+wx)
-                                fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, __file__+f".traces.A{ant.name}.zoomed.peak{fname_extra}.pdf"))
+                                fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, path.basename(__file__)+f".traces.A{ant.name}.zoomed.peak{fname_extra}.pdf"))
 
                             ax.set_xlim(*old_xlim)
 
-                        fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, __file__+f'.traces.A{i}.pdf'))
+                        fig.savefig(path.join(fig_dir, path.basename(__file__)+f'.traces.A{i}.pdf'))
 
 
     N_X, Xlow, Xhigh = 23, 100, 1200