diff --git a/src/parcels/_datasets/remote.py b/src/parcels/_datasets/remote.py
index e176a1fb2..c8fb9e0ac 100644
--- a/src/parcels/_datasets/remote.py
+++ b/src/parcels/_datasets/remote.py
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ def __init__(self, pup: pooch.Pooch, path_relative_to_pup: str, pre_decode_cf_ca
         # Function to apply to the dataset before the decoding the CF variables
         self.pup = pup
         self.pre_decode_cf_callable: None | Callable[[xr.Dataset], xr.Dataset] = pre_decode_cf_callable
-        self.v3_dataset_name = path_relative_to_pup.split("/")[0]
+
+        first, second, *_ = path_relative_to_pup.split("/")
+        self.v3_dataset_name = f"{first}/{second}"  # e.g., data/my_dataset
 
     def open_dataset(self) -> xr.Dataset:
         self.download_relevant_files()