diff --git a/pyiron_base/jobs/job/util.py b/pyiron_base/jobs/job/util.py
index fcd35678fa..a182783bc9 100644
--- a/pyiron_base/jobs/job/util.py
+++ b/pyiron_base/jobs/job/util.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def _kill_child(job):
 
 def _job_compressed_name(job):
     """Return the canonical file name of a compressed job."""
-    return os.path.join(job.working_directory, job.job_name + ".tar.bz2"),
+    return (os.path.join(job.working_directory, job.job_name + ".tar.bz2"),)
 
 
 def _job_compress(job, files_to_compress=None):