diff --git a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/package.json b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/package.json
index 0f93187d9..7c5b95673 100644
--- a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/package.json
+++ b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/package.json
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
     "luxon": "2.3.2",
     "marked": "4.0.14",
     "memoize-one": "6.0.0",
+    "nanoid": "3.3.6",
     "next": "12.1.6",
     "next-compose-plugins": "2.2.1",
     "numbro": "2.3.6",
@@ -239,13 +240,13 @@
     "allow-methods": "3.1.0",
     "babel-plugin-parameter-decorator": "1.0.16",
     "babel-plugin-transform-typescript-metadata": "0.3.2",
+    "commander": "10.0.1",
     "compression-webpack-plugin": "9.2.0",
     "connect-history-api-fallback": "1.6.0",
     "conventional-changelog-cli": "2.2.2",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "10.2.4",
     "cross-env": "7.0.3",
     "css-loader": "6.7.1",
-    "commander": "10.0.1",
     "dotenv": "16.0.0",
     "eslint": "8.14.0",
     "eslint-config-airbnb": "19.0.4",
diff --git a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/FilePicker/FilePicker.tsx b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/FilePicker/FilePicker.tsx
index 5e55a0109..87aaf3d68 100644
--- a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/FilePicker/FilePicker.tsx
+++ b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/FilePicker/FilePicker.tsx
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ export function FilePicker({
   const onPaste = useCallback(
     (content: string) => {
       if (multiple) {
-        onInputs?.([new AlgorithmInputString(content)])
+        onInputs?.([new AlgorithmInputString(content, t('Pasted sequences'))])
       } else {
-        onInput?.(new AlgorithmInputString(content))
+        onInput?.(new AlgorithmInputString(content, t('Pasted sequences')))
       }
     },
-    [multiple, onInput, onInputs],
+    [multiple, onInput, onInputs, t],
   )
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-void
diff --git a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/Main/QuerySequenceList.tsx b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/Main/QuerySequenceList.tsx
index cb7802f94..61b0f91eb 100644
--- a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/Main/QuerySequenceList.tsx
+++ b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/components/Main/QuerySequenceList.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function QuerySequenceList() {
 
   const listItems = useMemo(() => {
     return qryInputs.map((input, index) => (
-      <Li key={`${input.name}`}>
+      <Li key={input.uid}>
         <InputFileInfo input={input} index={index} />
       </Li>
     ))
diff --git a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/helpers/uniqueId.ts b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/helpers/uniqueId.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1525d609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/helpers/uniqueId.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { nanoid } from 'nanoid'
+
+export function uniqueId(): string {
+  return nanoid()
+}
diff --git a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/io/AlgorithmInput.ts b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/io/AlgorithmInput.ts
index 248d9c304..5e3d398ad 100644
--- a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/io/AlgorithmInput.ts
+++ b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/io/AlgorithmInput.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import { uniqueId } from 'src/helpers/uniqueId'
 import { AlgorithmInput, AlgorithmInputType, Dataset } from 'src/types'
 import { axiosFetchRaw } from 'src/io/axiosFetch'
-
 import { readFile } from 'src/helpers/readFile'
 import { numbro } from 'src/i18n/i18n'
 
@@ -16,12 +16,20 @@ function formatBytes(bytes: number) {
 }
 
 export class AlgorithmInputFile implements AlgorithmInput {
+  public readonly uid = uniqueId()
+  public readonly path: string
   public readonly type: AlgorithmInputType = AlgorithmInputType.File as const
-
   private readonly file: File
 
   constructor(file: File) {
     this.file = file
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/prefer-ternary
+    if (this.file.webkitRelativePath.trim().length > 0) {
+      this.path = this.file.webkitRelativePath ?? `${this.uid}-${this.file}`
+    } else {
+      this.path = `${this.uid}-${this.file.name}`
+    }
   }
 
   public get name(): string {
@@ -38,12 +46,14 @@ export class AlgorithmInputFile implements AlgorithmInput {
 }
 
 export class AlgorithmInputUrl implements AlgorithmInput {
+  public readonly uid = uniqueId()
+  public readonly path: string
   public readonly type: AlgorithmInputType = AlgorithmInputType.Url as const
-
   private readonly url: string
 
   constructor(url: string) {
     this.url = url
+    this.path = this.url
   }
 
   public get name(): string {
@@ -60,12 +70,14 @@ export class AlgorithmInputUrl implements AlgorithmInput {
 }
 
 export class AlgorithmInputString implements AlgorithmInput {
+  public readonly uid = uniqueId()
+  public readonly path: string
   public readonly type: AlgorithmInputType = AlgorithmInputType.String as const
-
   private readonly content: string
   private readonly contentName: string
 
   constructor(content: string, contentName?: string) {
+    this.path = `pasted-${this.uid}.fasta`
     this.content = content
     this.contentName = contentName ?? 'Pasted sequences'
   }
@@ -84,21 +96,22 @@ export class AlgorithmInputString implements AlgorithmInput {
 }
 
 export class AlgorithmInputDefault implements AlgorithmInput {
+  public readonly uid = uniqueId()
+  public readonly path: string
   public readonly type: AlgorithmInputType = AlgorithmInputType.Default as const
-
   public dataset: Dataset
 
   constructor(dataset: Dataset) {
     this.dataset = dataset
+    this.path = `${this.dataset.path}/${this.dataset.files.examples ?? 'unknown.fasta'}`
   }
 
   public get name(): string {
-    const { value, valueFriendly } = this.dataset.attributes.name
-    return `${valueFriendly ?? value} example sequences`
+    return this.path
   }
 
   public get description(): string {
-    return `${this.name}`
+    return this.name
   }
 
   public async getContent(): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/types.ts b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/types.ts
index 6cabb3df4..03fc0a055 100644
--- a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/src/types.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ export enum AlgorithmInputType {
 }
 
 export interface AlgorithmInput {
+  uid: string
+  path: string
   type: AlgorithmInputType
   name: string
   description: string
diff --git a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/yarn.lock b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/yarn.lock
index 2499a6d2d..df7774898 100644
--- a/packages_rs/nextclade-web/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages_rs/nextclade-web/yarn.lock
@@ -11515,6 +11515,11 @@ nano-time@1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     big-integer "^1.6.16"
 
+nanoid@3.3.6:
+  version "3.3.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.3.6.tgz#443380c856d6e9f9824267d960b4236ad583ea4c"
+  integrity sha512-BGcqMMJuToF7i1rt+2PWSNVnWIkGCU78jBG3RxO/bZlnZPK2Cmi2QaffxGO/2RvWi9sL+FAiRiXMgsyxQ1DIDA==
+
 nanoid@^3.1.30, nanoid@^3.3.1:
   version "3.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.3.3.tgz#fd8e8b7aa761fe807dba2d1b98fb7241bb724a25"