diff --git a/volatility3/cli/__init__.py b/volatility3/cli/__init__.py
index 9873791e3..c0eed20ee 100644
--- a/volatility3/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility3/cli/__init__.py
@@ -790,8 +790,8 @@ class CommandLine:
                     return None
 
                 self._file.close()
-                self._output_filename = self._get_final_filename()
-                os.rename(self._name, self._output_filename)
+                output_filename = self._get_final_filename()
+                os.rename(self._name, output_filename)
 
         if direct:
             return CLIDirectFileHandler
diff --git a/volatility3/framework/plugins/layerwriter.py b/volatility3/framework/plugins/layerwriter.py
index 319e4fd7a..61c3118b5 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/plugins/layerwriter.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/plugins/layerwriter.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ class LayerWriter(plugins.PluginInterface):
                             progress_callback=self._progress_callback,
                         )
                         file_handle.close()
-                        output_name = file_handle._output_filename
                     except IOError as excp:
                         yield 0, (f"Layer cannot be written to {output_name}: {excp}",)