diff --git a/autotest/deployments/local/test.sh b/autotest/deployments/local/test.sh
index cd92c2d9b..7facb62e7 100755
--- a/autotest/deployments/local/test.sh
+++ b/autotest/deployments/local/test.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ test_example() {
         return 1
     }
     
+    local log_file="local_deployment_test.log"
+    
     log "INFO" "Deploying locally..." "$log_file"
     start_time=$(date +%s)