diff --git a/scanners/logging-and-auditing/2.14-ensure-rsyslog-default-file-permissions-configured.sh b/scanners/logging-and-auditing/2.14-ensure-rsyslog-default-file-permissions-configured.sh
index 9d517b7a21d7577cf88f595a3b3ed43691af3534..1c7c164b865f1fdc26bf169a2d6cd62e00f05b1d 100644
--- a/scanners/logging-and-auditing/2.14-ensure-rsyslog-default-file-permissions-configured.sh
+++ b/scanners/logging-and-auditing/2.14-ensure-rsyslog-default-file-permissions-configured.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ result_rsyslog=false
 result_rsyslog_d=false
 conf_file_path=`ls /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf`
 
-if [[ -a /etc/rsyslog.conf && -a $file ]]; then
+if [[ -a /etc/rsyslog.conf && -a $conf_file_path ]]; then
     grep -q ^\$FileCreateMode /etc/rsyslog.conf && result_rsyslog=true
     grep -q ^\$FileCreateMode /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf && result_rsyslog_d=true
 elif [[ -a /etc/rsyslog.conf ]]; then
     grep -q ^\$FileCreateMode /etc/rsyslog.conf && result_rsyslog=true
-elif [[ -a $file ]]; then
+elif [[ -a $conf_file_path ]]; then
     grep -q ^\$FileCreateMode /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf && result_rsyslog_d=true
 fi
 
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ if [[ $result_rsyslog == true || $result_rsyslog_d == true ]]; then
     echo "pass"
 else
     echo "fail"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi