diff --git a/scanners/logging-and-auditing/2.15-ensure-rsyslog-is-configured-to-send-logs-to-a-remote-log-host.sh b/scanners/logging-and-auditing/2.15-ensure-rsyslog-is-configured-to-send-logs-to-a-remote-log-host.sh
index 0dcc0d1b7265b20d70c37059350b332f36079456..843470d873b4d5ac763cd80ef5b4b8b7f711180c 100644
--- a/scanners/logging-and-auditing/2.15-ensure-rsyslog-is-configured-to-send-logs-to-a-remote-log-host.sh
+++ b/scanners/logging-and-auditing/2.15-ensure-rsyslog-is-configured-to-send-logs-to-a-remote-log-host.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 "^*.*[^I][^I]*@" /etc/rsyslog.conf && result_rsyslog=true
     grep -q "^*.*[^I][^I]*@" /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf && result_rsyslog_d=true
 elif [[ -a /etc/rsyslog.conf ]]; then
     grep -q "^*.*[^I][^I]*@" /etc/rsyslog.conf && result_rsyslog=true
-elif [[ -a $file ]]; then
+elif [[ -a $conf_file_path ]]; then
     grep -q "^*.*[^I][^I]*@" /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf && result_rsyslog_d=true
 fi