diff --git a/changelog.d/fix-enhanced-cps-overwrite.fixed.md b/changelog.d/fix-enhanced-cps-overwrite.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/changelog.d/fix-enhanced-cps-overwrite.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix create_sparse_ecps overwriting enhanced_cps_2024.h5 with sparse version that drops input variables like employment_income.
diff --git a/policyengine_us_data/datasets/cps/small_enhanced_cps.py b/policyengine_us_data/datasets/cps/small_enhanced_cps.py
index 5e099bec..ccee6458 100644
--- a/policyengine_us_data/datasets/cps/small_enhanced_cps.py
+++ b/policyengine_us_data/datasets/cps/small_enhanced_cps.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def create_sparse_ecps():
             if len(data[variable]) == 0:
                 del data[variable]
 
-    with h5py.File(STORAGE_FOLDER / "enhanced_cps_2024.h5", "w") as f:
+    with h5py.File(STORAGE_FOLDER / "sparse_enhanced_cps_2024.h5", "w") as f:
         for variable, periods in data.items():
             grp = f.create_group(variable)
             for period, values in periods.items():