diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62be52b..703fade 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ on "dev/testsession/start":
    (see [fixture format docs](http://doc.silverstripe.org/framework/en/topics/testing/fixtures)). 
    The path should be relative to the webroot.
  * `createDatabase`: Create a temporary database.
- * `createDatabaseTemplate`: Path to a database dump to load into a newly created temporary database.
+ * `importDatabasePath`: Absolute path to a database dump to load into a newly created temporary database.
+ * `importDatabaseFilename`: File name for a database dump to load, relative to `TestSessionController.database_templates_path`
  * `requireDefaultRecords`: Include default records as defined on the model classes (in PHP)
  * `database`: Set an alternative database name in the current 
     browser session as a cookie. Does not actually create the database, 
diff --git a/code/TestSessionController.php b/code/TestSessionController.php
index 275a94d..9723ab2 100644
--- a/code/TestSessionController.php
+++ b/code/TestSessionController.php
@@ -94,9 +94,24 @@ class TestSessionController extends Controller {
 		$this->environment->startTestSession($params, $id);
 		
 		// Optionally import database
-		if(!empty($params['importDatabasePath'])) {
+		if(!empty($params['importDatabasePath']) || !empty($params['importDatabaseFilename'])) {
+			$absPath = '';
+			
+			// by path
+			if(!empty($params['importDatabasePath'])) {
+				$absPath = $params['importDatabasePath'];
+			
+			// by filename
+			}else if(!empty($params['importDatabaseFilename'])) {
+				foreach($this->getDatabaseTemplates() as $tAbsPath => $tFilename){
+					if($tFilename === $params['importDatabaseFilename']){
+						$absPath = $tAbsPath;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			$this->environment->importDatabase(
-				$params['importDatabasePath'],
+				$absPath,
 				!empty($params['requireDefaultRecords']) ? $params['requireDefaultRecords'] : false
 			);
 		} else if(!empty($params['requireDefaultRecords']) && $params['requireDefaultRecords']) {