diff --git a/shared/android/app/src/main/java/io/keybase/ossifrage/MainActivity.java b/shared/android/app/src/main/java/io/keybase/ossifrage/MainActivity.java
index 42e2216b4b5f..6f866b9fd7b1 100644
--- a/shared/android/app/src/main/java/io/keybase/ossifrage/MainActivity.java
+++ b/shared/android/app/src/main/java/io/keybase/ossifrage/MainActivity.java
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ private String readFileFromUri(ReactContext reactContext, Uri uri) {
         }
       }
 
+      int cut = filename.lastIndexOf('/');
+      if (cut != -1) {
+        filename = filename.substring(cut + 1);
+      }
+
       // Now load the file itself.
       File file = new File(reactContext.getCacheDir(), filename);
       try {