diff --git a/nerfstudio/configs/base_config.py b/nerfstudio/configs/base_config.py
index 340806577..7b02e1a24 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/configs/base_config.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/configs/base_config.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Config(PrintableConfig):
     def set_experiment_name(self) -> None:
         """Dynamically set the experiment name"""
         if self.experiment_name is None:
-            self.experiment_name = str(self.pipeline.datamanager.dataparser.data).replace("/", "-")
+            self.experiment_name = str(self.pipeline.datamanager.dataparser.data).replace("../", "").replace("/", "-")
 
     def get_base_dir(self) -> Path:
         """Retrieve the base directory to set relative paths"""