diff --git a/phi/file/file.py b/phi/file/file.py
index dc479f1c3..5fe7ab178 100644
--- a/phi/file/file.py
+++ b/phi/file/file.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 class File(BaseModel):
-    name: str
+    name: Optional[str] = None
     description: Optional[str] = None
     columns: Optional[List[str]] = None
     path: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/phi/file/local/csv.py b/phi/file/local/csv.py
index efc54e843..d13e3dc2e 100644
--- a/phi/file/local/csv.py
+++ b/phi/file/local/csv.py
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ class CsvFile(File):
     type: str = "CSV"
 
     def get_metadata(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        if self.name is None:
+            from pathlib import Path
+
+            self.name = Path(self.path).name
+
         if self.columns is None:
             try:
                 # Get the columns from the file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5e1087fab..d76157729 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "phidata"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 description = "AI Toolkit for Engineers"
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
 readme = "README.md"