diff --git a/R/table_biomass_abundance_catch.R b/R/table_biomass_abundance_catch.R
index cbeac771..8831b27d 100644
--- a/R/table_biomass_abundance_catch.R
+++ b/R/table_biomass_abundance_catch.R
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ table_biomass_abundance_catch <- function(
     create_rda(
       object = final_table,
       # get name of function and remove "table_" from it
-      topic_label = gsub("table_", "", as.character(sys.call()[[1]])),
+      topic_label = gsub("table_", "", utils::tail(as.character(sys.call()[[1]]), n = 1)),
       fig_or_table = "table",
       dat = dat,
       dir = tables_dir,
diff --git a/R/table_index.R b/R/table_index.R
index 12d11862..50e39baf 100644
--- a/R/table_index.R
+++ b/R/table_index.R
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ table_index <- function(
       create_rda(
         object = final[[1]],
         # get name of function and remove "table_" from it
-        topic_label = gsub("table_", "", as.character(sys.call()[[1]])),
+        topic_label = gsub("table_", "", utils::tail(as.character(sys.call()[[1]]), n = 1)),
         fig_or_table = "table",
         dat = dat,
         dir = tables_dir,