diff --git a/cscripts/csobsdef.par b/cscripts/csobsdef.par
index 35818a9..5f7ac32 100644
--- a/cscripts/csobsdef.par
+++ b/cscripts/csobsdef.par
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ outobs, f, a, obs.xml,,, "Output observation definition XML file"
 # Common pointing parameter values
 #=================================
 duration, r, a, 1800.0,,, "Pointing duration (seconds)"
+name,     s, h, None,,, "Observation name"
 caldb,    s, h, ,,, "Calibration database"
 irf,      s, h, ,,, "Instrument response function"
 emin,     r, h, UNDEF,,, "Lower energy limit (TeV)"
diff --git a/cscripts/csobsdef.py b/cscripts/csobsdef.py
index 29ae8c1..cc780c2 100755
--- a/cscripts/csobsdef.py
+++ b/cscripts/csobsdef.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # ==========================================================================
 # Generation of an observation definition file
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Juergen Knoedlseder
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Juergen Knoedlseder
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class csobsdef(ctools.cscript):
         """
         # Set name and version
         self._name    = 'csobsdef'
-        self._version = '1.2.0'
+        self._version = '1.3.0'
 
         # Initialise class members
         self._obs    = gammalib.GObservations()
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class csobsdef(ctools.cscript):
             if 'name' in header:
                 name = self._pntdef[row, header.index('name')]
             else:
-                name = 'None'
+                name = self['name'].string()
             obs.name(name)
 
             # Set observation identifier. If no observation identified was
diff --git a/doc/source/users/reference_manual/csobsdef.rst b/doc/source/users/reference_manual/csobsdef.rst
index 7962157..732c7c6 100644
--- a/doc/source/users/reference_manual/csobsdef.rst
+++ b/doc/source/users/reference_manual/csobsdef.rst
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ General parameters
 ``duration [real]``
     Duration of observation (in seconds).
 
+``(name = "") [string]``
+    Observation name.
+
 ``(caldb = "") [string]``
     Calibration database.