diff --git a/datamodel/document_config.go b/datamodel/document_config.go
index 2fb7a88a..7f374e4f 100644
--- a/datamodel/document_config.go
+++ b/datamodel/document_config.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ type DocumentConfiguration struct {
 	// To avoid sucking in all the files, set the FileFilter to a list of specific files to be included.
 	BasePath string // set the Base Path for resolving relative references if the spec is exploded.
 
+	// SpecFilePath is the name of the root specification file (usually named "openapi.yaml").
+	SpecFilePath string
+
 	// FileFilter is a list of specific files to be included by the rolodex when looking up references. If this value
 	// is set, then only these specific files will be included. If this value is not set, then all files will be included.
 	FileFilter []string
diff --git a/datamodel/low/v3/create_document.go b/datamodel/low/v3/create_document.go
index f9718730..eaf9302c 100644
--- a/datamodel/low/v3/create_document.go
+++ b/datamodel/low/v3/create_document.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func createDocument(info *datamodel.SpecInfo, config *datamodel.DocumentConfigur
 	idxConfig.AvoidCircularReferenceCheck = true
 	idxConfig.BaseURL = config.BaseURL
 	idxConfig.BasePath = config.BasePath
+	idxConfig.SpecFilePath = config.SpecFilePath
 	idxConfig.Logger = config.Logger
 	extract := config.ExtractRefsSequentially
 	idxConfig.ExtractRefsSequentially = extract
diff --git a/index/index_model.go b/index/index_model.go
index 623262bc..53659e61 100644
--- a/index/index_model.go
+++ b/index/index_model.go
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ type SpecIndexConfig struct {
 	// If resolving locally, the BasePath will be the root from which relative references will be resolved from
 	BasePath string // set the Base Path for resolving relative references if the spec is exploded.
 
+	// SpecFilePath is the name of the root specification file (usually named "openapi.yaml").
+	SpecFilePath string
+
 	// In an earlier version of libopenapi (pre 0.6.0) the index would automatically resolve all references
 	// They could have been local, or they could have been remote. This was a problem because it meant
 	// There was a potential for a remote exploit if a remote reference was malicious. There aren't any known
diff --git a/index/rolodex.go b/index/rolodex.go
index 8e1f8c54..3a3450b1 100644
--- a/index/rolodex.go
+++ b/index/rolodex.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func (r *Rolodex) IndexTheRolodex() error {
 			}
 
 			if len(r.localFS) > 0 || len(r.remoteFS) > 0 {
-				r.indexConfig.SpecAbsolutePath = filepath.Join(basePath, "root.yaml")
+				r.indexConfig.SpecAbsolutePath = filepath.Join(basePath, filepath.Base(r.indexConfig.SpecFilePath))
 			}
 		}