diff --git a/script/local.py b/script/local.py
index ddba574..e072147 100644
--- a/script/local.py
+++ b/script/local.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #  Deployment specific global definitions - executed after startup.py
 ###################################################################################################
 FILENAME = None
+data_file = None
 
 #Uncomment this line to create the simulated devices needed to the tutorial scripts.
 #run("tutorial/devices")
@@ -14,9 +15,10 @@ class Strategy(ch.psi.pshell.data.ScanPersistenceStrategyTable):
         return time.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S') + '_' + controller.getExecutingContext() + '_logs'
     
     def getDatasetName(self, scan):
-        global FILENAME
+        global FILENAME, data_file
         name = controller.getExecutingContext() if FILENAME is None else FILENAME            
-        return time.strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M') + '_' + FILENAME  + '_' + str(controller.dataManager.getScanIndex()).zfill(4)        
+        data_file =  time.strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M') + '_' + FILENAME  + '_' + str(controller.dataManager.getScanIndex()).zfill(4)        
+        return data_file
 controller.dataManager.setScanStrategy(Strategy())