diff --git a/opentech/apply/stream_forms/files.py b/opentech/apply/stream_forms/files.py
index e31b07cf76dc86a772b750c97145ef4493fbe8fb..5ec7c84f24386dde0fe643bd5fa38f40e9402a2f 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/stream_forms/files.py
+++ b/opentech/apply/stream_forms/files.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class StreamFieldFile(File):
         self.filename = filename or os.path.basename(self.name)
         self._committed = False
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.filename
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return self.filename == other.filename and self.size == other.size
 
diff --git a/opentech/apply/stream_forms/templates/stream_forms/fields/multi_file_field.html b/opentech/apply/stream_forms/templates/stream_forms/fields/multi_file_field.html
index de6bbcfaf298e501928394f74f68723906e411d3..de66cb4cc793fa35f975ed0b89aef02b09b99947 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/stream_forms/templates/stream_forms/fields/multi_file_field.html
+++ b/opentech/apply/stream_forms/templates/stream_forms/fields/multi_file_field.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <p>
 <input type="checkbox" name="{{ widget.checkbox_name }}-{{ forloop.counter }}" id="{{ widget.checkbox_id }}-{{ forloop.counter }}">
 <label for="{{ widget.checkbox_id }}-{{ forloop.counter }}"></label>
-<a href="{{ file.url }}">{{ file.filename }}</a>
+<a href="{{ file.url }}">{{ file }}</a>
 </p>
 {% endfor %}
 {{ widget.input_text }}{% endif %}