diff --git a/beat/backend/python/dataformat.py b/beat/backend/python/dataformat.py
index 1af4fee5767f526e76806173c686a1042710219b..2457db0dbc7172813753c623ddb932061b0d985c 100644
--- a/beat/backend/python/dataformat.py
+++ b/beat/backend/python/dataformat.py
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ class Storage(utils.Storage):
 
     """
 
+    asset_type = "dataformat"
+    asset_folder = "dataformats"
+
     def __init__(self, prefix, name):
 
         if name.count("/") != 2:
@@ -77,7 +80,9 @@ class Storage(utils.Storage):
         self.fullname = name
         self.prefix = prefix
 
-        path = utils.hashed_or_simple(self.prefix, "dataformats", name, suffix=".json")
+        path = utils.hashed_or_simple(
+            self.prefix, self.asset_folder, name, suffix=".json"
+        )
         path = path[:-5]
         super(Storage, self).__init__(path)