diff --git a/DSView/pv/dialogs/protocolexp.cpp b/DSView/pv/dialogs/protocolexp.cpp
index dce4d33e..8a94a62c 100755
--- a/DSView/pv/dialogs/protocolexp.cpp
+++ b/DSView/pv/dialogs/protocolexp.cpp
@@ -121,8 +121,12 @@ void ProtocolExp::accept()
         const QString DIR_KEY("ProtocolExportPath");
         QSettings settings(QApplication::organizationName(), QApplication::applicationName());
         QString default_filter = _format_combobox->currentText();
+
+        QString default_name = settings.value(DIR_KEY).toString() + "/" + "decoder-";
+        default_name += _session.get_session_time().toString("-yyMMdd-hhmmss");
+
         QString file_name = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(
-                    this, tr("Export Data"), settings.value(DIR_KEY).toString(),filter,&default_filter);
+                    this, tr("Export Data"), default_name,filter,&default_filter);
         if (!file_name.isEmpty()) {
             QFileInfo f(file_name);
             QStringList list = default_filter.split('.').last().split(')');
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ void ProtocolExp::accept()
                 file_name+=tr(".")+ext;
 
             QDir CurrentDir;
-            settings.setValue(DIR_KEY, CurrentDir.absoluteFilePath(file_name));
+            settings.setValue(DIR_KEY, CurrentDir.filePath(file_name));
 
             QFile file(file_name);
             file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text);