diff --git a/PyLoT.py b/PyLoT.py
index 0b1b91c1..2db7a1ff 100755
--- a/PyLoT.py
+++ b/PyLoT.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                     settings.setValue('useGuiFilter', False)
                 if settings.value('output/Format', None) is None:
                     outformat = QInputDialog.getText(self,
-                                                     "Enter output format (*.xml, *.cnv, *.obs, *.focmec, *.pha):",
+                                                     "Enter output format (*.xml, *.cnv, *.obs, *_focmec.in, *.pha):",
                                                      "Format")
                     settings.setValue("output/Format", outformat)
                 if settings.value('autoFilter', None) is None:
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self.set_fname(self.get_data().getEventFileName(), type)
         return self.get_fnames(type)
 
-    def saveData(self, event=None, directory=None, outformats=['.xml', '.cnv', '.obs', '.focmec', '.pha']):
+    def saveData(self, event=None, directory=None, outformats=['.xml', '.cnv', '.obs', '_focmec.in', '.pha']):
         '''
         Save event data to directory with specified output formats.
         :param event: PyLoT Event, if not set current event will be used
diff --git a/pylot/core/io/data.py b/pylot/core/io/data.py
index 76f5e0c6..c737eb21 100644
--- a/pylot/core/io/data.py
+++ b/pylot/core/io/data.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class Data(object):
                 except KeyError as e:
                     raise KeyError('''{0} export format
                                      not implemented: {1}'''.format(evtformat, e))
-            if fnext == '.focmec':
+            if fnext == '_focmec.in':
                 try:
                     infile = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.pylot', 'pylot.in')
                     print('Using default input file {}'.format(infile))
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/defaults.py b/pylot/core/util/defaults.py
index ce195b23..d982da8c 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/defaults.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/defaults.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TIMEERROR_DEFAULTS = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),
 OUTPUTFORMATS = {'.xml': 'QUAKEML',
                  '.cnv': 'CNV',
                  '.obs': 'NLLOC_OBS',
-                 '.focmec': 'FOCMEC',
+                 '_focmec.in': 'FOCMEC',
                  '.pha': 'HYPODD'}
 
 LOCTOOLS = dict(nll=nll, hyposat=hyposat, velest=velest, hypo71=hypo71, hypodd=hypodd)