diff --git a/pelican/generators.py b/pelican/generators.py
index ede0b7b3..e3ebf994 100644
--- a/pelican/generators.py
+++ b/pelican/generators.py
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ class ArticlesGenerator(Generator):
                 continue
 
             write(save_as, self.get_template(template),
-                  self.context, blog=True, paginated=paginated,
-                  page_name=template)
+                self.context, blog=True, paginated=paginated,
+                page_name=os.path.splitext(save_as)[0])
 
     def generate_tags(self, write):
         """Generate Tags pages."""
diff --git a/tests/test_generators.py b/tests/test_generators.py
index 7a6e67fb..48c7bf91 100644
--- a/tests/test_generators.py
+++ b/tests/test_generators.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class TestArticlesGenerator(unittest.TestCase):
         generator.generate_direct_templates(write)
         write.assert_called_with("archives/index.html",
             generator.get_template("archives"), settings,
-            blog=True, paginated={}, page_name='archives')
+            blog=True, paginated={}, page_name='archives/index')
 
     def test_direct_templates_save_as_false(self):