diff --git a/processing/post/addDisplacement.py b/processing/post/addDisplacement.py
index 611e21db2..bc1d7377b 100755
--- a/processing/post/addDisplacement.py
+++ b/processing/post/addDisplacement.py
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ for name in filenames:
                                     outname = outname,
                                     buffered = False)
   except: continue
-  damask.util.report(scriptName,'{}{}'.format(name,' --> {}'.format(outname) if outname else ''))
+  damask.util.report(scriptName,'{}{}'.format(name if name else '',
+                                              ' --> {}'.format(outname) if outname else ''))
 
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