diff --git a/QtPyLoT.py b/QtPyLoT.py
index eaec6ab1..6f809c45 100755
--- a/QtPyLoT.py
+++ b/QtPyLoT.py
@@ -1163,6 +1163,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                 saved_as += str(outformat) + ' '
             except TypeError:
                 print('WARNING: Format: {} not yet implemented'.format(outformat)) 
+            self.get_data().setEvtData(event)
 
         msg = 'Event {} saved as {} in format(s) {}'.format(event.pylot_id, fbasename, saved_as.strip())
         self.update_status(msg)
diff --git a/pylot/core/io/data.py b/pylot/core/io/data.py
index c18ceede..7356b0da 100644
--- a/pylot/core/io/data.py
+++ b/pylot/core/io/data.py
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ class Data(object):
                                                                                        self.get_evt_data().resource_id))
                 self.checkEvent(event, fcheck)
                 self.setEvtData(event)
-            self.get_evt_data().path = fnout
             self.get_evt_data().write(fnout + fnext, format=evtformat)
         # try exporting event  
         else: