diff --git a/adam-core/src/main/scala/org/bdgenomics/adam/rdd/GenomicRDD.scala b/adam-core/src/main/scala/org/bdgenomics/adam/rdd/GenomicRDD.scala
index a1c9eb52fb..751f793f19 100644
--- a/adam-core/src/main/scala/org/bdgenomics/adam/rdd/GenomicRDD.scala
+++ b/adam-core/src/main/scala/org/bdgenomics/adam/rdd/GenomicRDD.scala
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ trait GenomicRDD[T, U <: GenomicRDD[T, U]] {
         files
       } else {
         files.map(f => {
-          SparkFiles.get(f)
+          SparkFiles.get(new Path(f).getName())
         })
       }