diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/files.py b/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/files.py
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ class FilesController(BaseRepoController
         file_obj = r_post.get('upload_file', None)
 
         if file_obj is not None and hasattr(file_obj, 'filename'):
+            filename = r_post.get('filename_upload')
             content = file_obj.file
 
             if hasattr(content, 'file'):
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_add.mako b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_add.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/files/files_add.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/files/files_add.mako
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                 ${_('Filename')}:
             </div>
             <div class="right-content">
-                <input class="input-small" type="text" value="" size="46" name="filename" id="filename_upload" placeholder="${_('No file selected')}">
+                <input class="input-small" type="text" value="" size="46" name="filename_upload" id="filename_upload" placeholder="${_('No file selected')}">
             </div>
             <div class="filename-label left-label file-upload-label">
                 ${_('Upload file')}: