diff --git a/opm/core/grid/GridManager.cpp b/opm/core/grid/GridManager.cpp
index 6c35e170..9cc23677 100644
--- a/opm/core/grid/GridManager.cpp
+++ b/opm/core/grid/GridManager.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Opm
     }
 
     void GridManager::saveEGRID(const std::string& filename , const Opm::EclipseGridParser& deck) {
-        deck.saveEGRID( "FILE.EGRID" , ug_->number_of_cells , ug_->global_cell );
+        deck.saveEGRID( filename , ug_->number_of_cells , ug_->global_cell );
     }