diff --git a/tests/test_exception_handling.py b/tests/test_exception_handling.py
index 83e6c7f4..013a9624 100644
--- a/tests/test_exception_handling.py
+++ b/tests/test_exception_handling.py
@@ -94,66 +94,66 @@ class ExceptionTestCase(TestCase):
 
 
 INITIALIZE_TB =\
-[{'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/core/component.py',
+[{'filename': '/zipline/core/component.py',
   'line': 'self._run()',
   'lineno': 204,
   'method': 'run'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/core/component.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/core/component.py',
   'line': 'self.loop()',
   'lineno': 195,
   'method': '_run'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/core/component.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/core/component.py',
   'line': 'self.do_work()',
   'lineno': 235,
   'method': 'loop'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
   'line': 'self.initialize_algo()',
   'lineno': 97,
   'method': 'do_work'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
   'line': 'self.do_op(self.algorithm.initialize)',
   'lineno': 80,
   'method': 'initialize_algo'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
   'line': 'callable_op(*args, **kwargs)',
   'lineno': 206,
   'method': 'do_op'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/test_algorithms.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/test_algorithms.py',
   'line': 'raise Exception("Algo exception in initialize")',
   'lineno': 166,
   'method': 'initialize'}]
 
 
 HANDLE_DATA_TB =\
-[{'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/core/component.py',
+[{'filename': '/zipline/core/component.py',
   'line': 'self._run()',
   'lineno': 204,
   'method': 'run'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/core/component.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/core/component.py',
   'line': 'self.loop()',
   'lineno': 195,
   'method': '_run'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/core/component.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/core/component.py',
   'line': 'self.do_work()',
   'lineno': 235,
   'method': 'loop'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
   'line': 'self.process_event(event)',
   'lineno': 116,
   'method': 'do_work'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
   'line': 'self.run_algorithm()',
   'lineno': 164,
   'method': 'process_event'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
   'line': 'self.do_op(self.algorithm.handle_data, data)',
   'lineno': 186,
   'method': 'run_algorithm'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/components/tradesimulation.py',
   'line': 'callable_op(*args, **kwargs)',
   'lineno': 206,
   'method': 'do_op'},
- {'filename': '/Users/fawce/projects/qexec/zipline_repo/zipline/test_algorithms.py',
+ {'filename': '/zipline/test_algorithms.py',
   'line': 'raise Exception("Algo exception in handle_data")',
   'lineno': 187,
   'method': 'handle_data'}]
diff --git a/zipline/protocol.py b/zipline/protocol.py
index f8e4a5f2..cfe6f611 100644
--- a/zipline/protocol.py
+++ b/zipline/protocol.py
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ import numbers
 import datetime
 import pytz
 import traceback
+import re
+import os
 
 from collections import namedtuple
 
@@ -524,8 +526,9 @@ def EXCEPTION_FRAME(exception_tb):
     stack_list = traceback.extract_tb(exception_tb)
     rlist = []
     for stack in stack_list:
+        filename = shorten_filename(stack[0])
         rstack = {
-            'filename'  : stack[0],
+            'filename'  : filename,
             'lineno'    : stack[1],
             'method'    : stack[2],
             'line'      : stack[3]
@@ -538,6 +541,23 @@ def EXCEPTION_FRAME(exception_tb):
 
     return BT_UPDATE_FRAME('EXCEPTION', result)
 
+def shorten_filename(filename):
+    if filename == None:
+        return None
+
+    # check if the path contains zipeline_repo
+    path_re = r'(?<=zipline_repo).*'
+    match = re.search(path_re, filename)
+
+    if match:
+        return match.group(0)
+        parts = filename.split('zipline_repo')
+        return parts[1]
+    else:
+        # return just the filename.
+        head, tail = os.path.split(filename)
+        return tail
+
 def CANCEL_FRAME(date):
     result = {
         'date' : EPOCH(date)