Droplet overwriting created file when saving

I having issues with my droplet.I'm using CS4.
I created an action that opens the pdf file, resizes it to 500 width, saves to a drop folder (NOT the same as original image folder) and then closes.
I created a droplet for this action. I have overides for the Open and Save As commands checked. And Suppress the File Open Dialogs. I have the folder going to that same drop folder as my action with the file name as document name + extension.
I drag my files onto the droplet and it appears to be working. Only problem is it keeps overwriting the file name with each new one. I've got one image in the folder (out of five that I'm testing with) instead of each image saved. What the heck? I've never had this issue before.
Just to be clear, it's not overwriting the original image. It's overwriting the created image over and over.
I have also tried the Image Processor with no luck there either. I've used it with that same action which creates one PSD file over and over, even though I tell it to create a JPG. I've also tried it without the action and it does nothing.

When you created the Droplet, did you choose Destination: Folder, and did you choose [ ] Override Action "Save As" Commands?
You will need to do so, and specify Document Name for the File Naming field, if you want it to work the way you are describing.
-Noel

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