diff --git a/src/paveit/datamodels/citt.py b/src/paveit/datamodels/citt.py
index 6991800..6db2ee3 100755
--- a/src/paveit/datamodels/citt.py
+++ b/src/paveit/datamodels/citt.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class CyclicIndirectTensileTest(Document):
 
 
     filehash = StringField(required=True)
-    speciment_name = StringField()
+    speciment_name = StringField(required=True, default=None)
 
     meta = {
         'allow_inheritance': True,
diff --git a/src/paveit/labtest/citt.py b/src/paveit/labtest/citt.py
index 55b8c38..68b1e92 100755
--- a/src/paveit/labtest/citt.py
+++ b/src/paveit/labtest/citt.py
@@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ class CITTBase(DataSineLoad):
 
             meta['filehash'] = self.filehash
             meta['task_id'] = task_id
+            
+            if not self.metadata['speciment_name'] == None:
+                meta['speciment_name'] = self.metadata['speciment_name']
+            else:
+                meta['speciment_name'] = self.filename
+            
 
             #check if result in db
             #n = CITTSiffness.objects(**meta).count()
@@ -340,6 +346,7 @@ class CITT_TUDresdenWille(CITTBase):
             't': ['Zeit'],
             'speciment_diameter': ['Probekörberdurchmesser', 'Probekörberbreite'],
             'speciment_height': ['Probekörperhöhe'],
+            'speciment_name': ['Probekörper-Nummer Bezeichnung'],
         }  #list of names
 
         self.data_column_names = {
@@ -380,6 +387,7 @@ class CITT_TUDresdenGeosysOne(CITTBase):
             't': ['Zeit'],
             'speciment_diameter': ['Probekörberdurchmesser', 'Probekörberbreite'],
             'speciment_height': ['Probekörperhöhe'],
+            'speciment_name': ['Probekörper-Nummer Bezeichnung'],
         }  #list of names
 
         self.data_column_names = {