diff --git a/sqs/sqs.go b/sqs/sqs.go
index bdfd9446b98f9c1e285a1db6e3978cf79c4aa485..77c99286cde157394b7c1b682ac45985a300d5ce 100644
--- a/sqs/sqs.go
+++ b/sqs/sqs.go
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ func SendSQSMessage(msgr Messenger, objectToSend interface{}, currentRequestID *
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		message = filename // Send filename as the message
 	}
 
 	msgID, err := msgr.SendSQSMessage(headers, message, currentRequestID, sqsType)