diff --git a/ixnetwork/IxnConfigManagement.py b/ixnetwork/IxnConfigManagement.py
index bfbbca9..3d972ee 100644
--- a/ixnetwork/IxnConfigManagement.py
+++ b/ixnetwork/IxnConfigManagement.py
@@ -56,12 +56,11 @@ def export_config(self, xpaths=['/descendant-or-self::*'], include_defaults=True
             'arg4': export_format
         }
         if local_filename is not None:
-            self._file_mgmt.create(local_filename)
-            filename_only = self._file_mgmt._get_filename(local_filename)
-            payload['arg5'] = filename_only
-        if local_filename is not None:
+            remote_filename = self._file_mgmt._get_filename(local_filename)
+            self._file_mgmt.create(remote_filename)
+            payload['arg5'] = remote_filename
             response = resource_manager.operations.exportconfigfile(payload)
-            self._file_mgmt.download(filename_only, local_filename)
+            self._file_mgmt.download(remote_filename, local_filename)
         else:
             response = resource_manager.operations.exportconfig(payload)
             return json.loads(response.result)
diff --git a/ixnetwork/IxnFileManagement.py b/ixnetwork/IxnFileManagement.py
index a0a792c..fc5be70 100644
--- a/ixnetwork/IxnFileManagement.py
+++ b/ixnetwork/IxnFileManagement.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-# from IxnHttp import IxnHttp
+"""Encapsulates file transfer
+"""
 import json
+import os
 
 
 class IxnFileManagement(object):
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ def files(self, match=None):
         return files
 
     def _get_filename(self, filename):
-        return filename.replace('\\', '/').split('/').pop()
+        return os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(filename))
 
     def _add_href(self, file_object):
         file_object.href = '/api/v1/sessions/%s/ixnetwork/files/%s' % (self._ixnhttp.current_session.id, file_object.name)