diff --git a/nselib/brute.lua b/nselib/brute.lua
index e0e8d647a..93197d6ac 100644
--- a/nselib/brute.lua
+++ b/nselib/brute.lua
@@ -623,7 +623,10 @@ Engine =
 	
 		local cvar = {}
 		local condvar = nmap.condvar( cvar )
+		local script_env = getfenv(2)
 		
+		-- get the SCRIPT_NAME of the executing script
+		self.options.script_name = self.options.script_name or script_env.SCRIPT_NAME
 		assert(self.options.script_name, "SCRIPT_NAME was not set in options.script_name")
 		assert(self.port.number and self.port.protocol, "Invalid port table detected")
 		self.port.service = self.port.service or "unknown"