diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_single_node.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_single_node.py
index 8e49e2aa..b5506f0a 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_single_node.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_single_node.py
@@ -325,3 +325,28 @@ def test_load_named_nodes(proj_path):
     # this will run load with name=Node01, lazy=True/False
     assert ExampleNode01[{"name": "Node01", "lazy": True}].outputs == 42
     assert ExampleNode01[{"name": "Node01", "lazy": False}].outputs == 42
+
+
+class NodeCustomFileName(Node):
+    output_std = zn.outs()
+    output_custom = zn.outs(filename="custom_data")
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.output_std = "Hello World"
+        self.output_custom = "Lorem Ipsum"
+
+
+def test_NodeCustomFileName(proj_path):
+    NodeCustomFileName().write_graph(run=True)
+
+    assert NodeCustomFileName.load().output_std == "Hello World"
+    assert NodeCustomFileName.load().output_custom == "Lorem Ipsum"
+
+    output_std = pathlib.Path("nodes", "NodeCustomFileName", "outs.json")
+    output_custom = pathlib.Path("nodes", "NodeCustomFileName", "custom_data.json")
+
+    assert output_std.exists()
+    assert output_custom.exists()
+    #
+    assert json.loads(output_std.read_text())["output_std"] == "Hello World"
+    assert json.loads(output_custom.read_text())["output_custom"] == "Lorem Ipsum"
diff --git a/zntrack/core/zntrackoption.py b/zntrack/core/zntrackoption.py
index 03506442..a8fd9378 100644
--- a/zntrack/core/zntrackoption.py
+++ b/zntrack/core/zntrackoption.py
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ class ZnTrackOption(descriptor.Descriptor):
 
     def __init__(self, default_value=None, **kwargs):
         """Constructor for ZnTrackOptions
+
+        Attributes
+        ----------
+        default_value: Any
+            The default value of the descriptor
+        filename:
+            part of the kwargs, optional filename overwrite.
+
         Raises
         ------
         ValueError: If dvc_option is None and the class name is not in utils.DVCOptions
@@ -70,6 +78,8 @@ def __init__(self, default_value=None, **kwargs):
         if self.dvc_option is None:
             # use the name of the class as DVCOption if registered in DVCOptions
             self.dvc_option = utils.DVCOptions(self.__class__.__name__).value
+
+        self.filename = kwargs.pop("filename", self.dvc_option)
         super().__init__(default_value=default_value, **kwargs)
 
     @property
@@ -132,7 +142,7 @@ def __get__(self, instance, owner):
     def get_filename(self, instance) -> pathlib.Path:
         """Get the name of the file this ZnTrackOption will save its values to"""
         if uses_node_name(self.zn_type, instance) is None:
-            return pathlib.Path("nodes", instance.node_name, f"{self.dvc_option}.json")
+            return pathlib.Path("nodes", instance.node_name, f"{self.filename}.json")
         return pathlib.Path(self.file)
 
     def save(self, instance):