diff --git a/python/lammps.py b/python/lammps.py
index e912d0d986..81336d8cc1 100644
--- a/python/lammps.py
+++ b/python/lammps.py
@@ -2259,7 +2259,7 @@ class IPyLammps(PyLammps):
 
     self.write_dump(*cmd_args)
     from IPython.core.display import Image
-    return Image('snapshot.png')
+    return Image(filename)
 
   def video(self, filename):
     from IPython.display import HTML