diff --git a/qt/aqt/import_export/importing.py b/qt/aqt/import_export/importing.py
index 0719701da..05a37aece 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/import_export/importing.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/import_export/importing.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class MnemosyneImporter(Importer):
     @staticmethod
     def do_import(mw: aqt.main.AnkiQt, path: str) -> None:
         def on_success(json: str) -> None:
-            json_path = os.path.join(tmpdir(), path)
+            json_path = os.path.join(tmpdir(), os.path.basename(path))
             with open(json_path, "wb") as file:
                 file.write(json.encode("utf8"))
             ImportDialog(mw, JsonFileArgs(path=json_path))