diff --git a/src/media/audio/audio_input.cpp b/src/media/audio/audio_input.cpp
index fcfe1874c5622b34243ab5065a389a43f14b84f7..336c0f14ceca6d12e0d7d498f2981559ce2e9312 100644
--- a/src/media/audio/audio_input.cpp
+++ b/src/media/audio/audio_input.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ AudioInput::initFile(const std::string& path)
 
     devOpts_ = {};
     devOpts_.input = path;
+    devOpts_.name = path;
     devOpts_.loop = "1";
     // sets devOpts_'s sample rate and number of channels
     if (!createDecoder()) {
diff --git a/src/media/video/video_input.cpp b/src/media/video/video_input.cpp
index a2e807f36b6ca3b9acb75f37839011c3e0c2c097..0ebefcca88d37c21a886e5c3c468067160020d97 100644
--- a/src/media/video/video_input.cpp
+++ b/src/media/video/video_input.cpp
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ VideoInput::initAVFoundation(const std::string& display)
     clearOptions();
     decOpts_.format = "avfoundation";
     decOpts_.pixel_format = "nv12";
+    decOpts_.name = "Capture screen 0";
     decOpts_.input = "Capture screen 0";
     decOpts_.framerate = 30;
 
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ VideoInput::initFile(std::string path)
     // would break the promise returned in switchInput
     DeviceParams p;
     p.input = path;
+    p.name = path;
     auto dec = std::make_unique<MediaDecoder>();
     if (dec->openInput(p) < 0 || dec->setupVideo() < 0) {
         return initCamera(jami::getVideoDeviceMonitor().getDefaultDevice());
@@ -402,6 +404,7 @@ VideoInput::initFile(std::string path)
     clearOptions();
     emulateRate_ = true;
     decOpts_.input = path;
+    decOpts_.name = path;
     decOpts_.loop = "1";
 
     // Force 1fps for static image