diff --git a/mysqlloadcsv b/mysqlloadcsv
index ab8d5a2..e90415b 100755
--- a/mysqlloadcsv
+++ b/mysqlloadcsv
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ splitfsep2 "$dbtable" . database table
 if [ -z "$database" -a -n "$auto_db" ]; then
     database="$auto_db"
     if [ -z "$table" -a -n "$input" -a "$input" != "-" ]; then
-        table="${input%.*}"
+        table="$(basename -- "$input")"
+        table="${table%.*}"
     fi
 fi