diff --git a/scripts/pyivastest/IvasModeRunner.py b/scripts/pyivastest/IvasModeRunner.py
index 97f8808c1d2af80b619931df06c967dcfbab90e1..2ab5f162436eed9f098b182d46b86b442ab86156 100644
--- a/scripts/pyivastest/IvasModeRunner.py
+++ b/scripts/pyivastest/IvasModeRunner.py
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ class IvasModeRunner(IvasModeCollector.IvasModeCollector):
                         for i in range(len(md_files), nummetadata):
                             md_f = default.format(item=item_base_name, mdi=i + 1)
                             if not os.path.exists(md_f):
-                                self.logger.warning(f"Can't find default md file {md_file} for item {item}. Default to NULL")
+                                self.logger.warning(f"Can't find default md file {md_f} for item {item_base_name}. Default to NULL")
                                 md_f = "NULL"
                             md_files.append(md_f)