diff --git a/CodeSmellAuditor.Core.Tests/AuditEngineTests.cs b/CodeSmellAuditor.Core.Tests/AuditEngineTests.cs
index 599e4ae..afd81d1 100644
--- a/CodeSmellAuditor.Core.Tests/AuditEngineTests.cs
+++ b/CodeSmellAuditor.Core.Tests/AuditEngineTests.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ public async Task AuditFileAsync_WritesReportAndReturnsPassFailResult()
             Assert.False(result.HasPassed);
             Assert.True(File.Exists(result.ReportPath));
 
+            string reportFileName = Path.GetFileName(result.ReportPath);
+            Assert.StartsWith("Sample_", reportFileName);
+            Assert.EndsWith("_Critique.md", reportFileName);
+
             string savedReport = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(result.ReportPath);
             Assert.Contains("TargetFile: Sample.cs", savedReport);
             Assert.Contains("Status: REVIEW REQUIRED", savedReport);
diff --git a/CodeSmellAuditor.Core/AuditEngine.cs b/CodeSmellAuditor.Core/AuditEngine.cs
index b328b46..4aab437 100644
--- a/CodeSmellAuditor.Core/AuditEngine.cs
+++ b/CodeSmellAuditor.Core/AuditEngine.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private static async Task<string> SaveReportToFileSystemAsync(
         string markdownContent)
     {
         string timestamp = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss");
-        string cleanFileName = $"{timestamp}_{Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(targetFileName)}_Critique.md";
+        string cleanFileName = $"{Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(targetFileName)}_{timestamp}_Critique.md";
         string fullOutputPath = Path.Combine(targetFolder, cleanFileName);
 
         var documentBuilder = new StringBuilder();
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb740ba..f8cdda6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This is an **AI-assisted semantic code reviewer**, not a deterministic static an
 - Batch mode via `WorkstationStorage/Targets/` and path-based `sniff` for files in place
 - Local Ollama only — source stays on your machine
 - Streaming terminal output with Spectre Status spinner until first token
-- Timestamped markdown reports under `WorkstationStorage/Reports/`
+- Timestamped markdown reports under `WorkstationStorage/Reports/` (`{File}_{yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}_Critique.md`)
 - Pass/fail parsed from a `Status:` line in the report; batch and sniff set process exit codes (`0`/`1`)
 - Batch mode prints a pass/fail summary after all Targets files; waits for Enter unless `--non-interactive`
 - CLI flags: `--model`, `--storage`, `--non-interactive` (env vars `CODESMELL_MODEL` / `CODESMELL_STORAGE` override flags when set)
diff --git a/docs/sample-report-excerpt.md b/docs/sample-report-excerpt.md
index c7f9438..109aa53 100644
--- a/docs/sample-report-excerpt.md
+++ b/docs/sample-report-excerpt.md
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ This excerpt shows the report structure generated by CodeSmellAuditor.
 ## File naming
 
 ```
-{yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}_{TargetFileNameWithoutExtension}_Critique.md
+{TargetFileNameWithoutExtension}_{yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}_Critique.md
 ```
 
-Example: `20260707_120000_SampleService_Critique.md`
+Example: `SampleService_20260707_120000_Critique.md`
 
 ## Front matter