diff --git a/components/blitz/src/ome/formats/importer/ImportCandidates.java b/components/blitz/src/ome/formats/importer/ImportCandidates.java
index 88170124c8f..f67e2b42533 100644
--- a/components/blitz/src/ome/formats/importer/ImportCandidates.java
+++ b/components/blitz/src/ome/formats/importer/ImportCandidates.java
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ protected ImportContainer singleFile(File file, ImportConfig config)
                 String configImageName = config.userSpecifiedName.get();
                 if (configImageName == null)
                 {
-                    ic.setUserSpecifiedName(path);
+                    ic.setUserSpecifiedName(file.getName());
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -567,8 +567,7 @@ private void safeUpdate(ImportEvent event) {
      * @param depth - depth of scan
      * @param collection
      */
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	@Override
+    @Override
     public void handleFile(File file, int depth, Collection collection) {
 
         count++;
diff --git a/components/blitz/src/ome/formats/model/PixelsProcessor.java b/components/blitz/src/ome/formats/model/PixelsProcessor.java
index efa2b17aa09..083d6fd0e77 100644
--- a/components/blitz/src/ome/formats/model/PixelsProcessor.java
+++ b/components/blitz/src/ome/formats/model/PixelsProcessor.java
@@ -157,32 +157,36 @@ public void process(IObjectContainerStore store)
 
             // Ensure that the Image name is set
             String userSpecifiedName = store.getUserSpecifiedName();
+            if (userSpecifiedName != null) {
+                userSpecifiedName = userSpecifiedName.trim();
+                if (userSpecifiedName.isEmpty()) {
+                    userSpecifiedName = null;
+                }
+            }
             String saveName = "";
-            if (image.getName() == null
-                || image.getName().getValue().trim().length() == 0
-                || userSpecifiedName != null)
-            {
+            String imageName;
+            if (image.getName() != null && image.getName().getValue() != null) {
+                imageName = image.getName().getValue().trim();
+                if (imageName.isEmpty()) {
+                    imageName = null;
+                }
+            } else {
+                imageName = null;
+            }
+            if (userSpecifiedName != null) {
                 saveName = userSpecifiedName;
 
-                if (reader.getSeriesCount() > 1)
-                {
-                    if (image.getName() == null)
-                    {
-                        saveName += " [" + imageIndex + "]";
-                    }
-                    else if (image.getName().getValue().trim().length() != 0)
-                    {
-                        saveName += " [" + image.getName().getValue() + "]";
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        saveName += " [" + imageIndex + "]";
+                if (reader.getSeriesCount() > 1) {
+                    if (imageName == null) { 
+                        imageName = Integer.toString(imageIndex);
                     }
+                    saveName += " [" + imageName + "]";
                 }
+            } else {
+                saveName = imageName;
             }
-            else
-            {
-                saveName = image.getName().getValue();
+            if (saveName != null && saveName.length() > 255) {
+                saveName = '…' + saveName.substring(saveName.length() - 254);
             }
             image.setName(rstring(saveName));