diff --git a/Event/EventBookkeeperTools/src/BookkeeperTool.cxx b/Event/EventBookkeeperTools/src/BookkeeperTool.cxx
index 6023023eb8cf949f1b9e5625648d1b7d9828e0fb..ac8ce9e8f80cb1bab716d3a820832908ee91bb8f 100644
--- a/Event/EventBookkeeperTools/src/BookkeeperTool.cxx
+++ b/Event/EventBookkeeperTools/src/BookkeeperTool.cxx
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ StatusCode BookkeeperTool::copyContainerToOutput(const std::string& outname)
 
   // Get the tmp bookkeeper from the input
   const xAOD::CutBookkeeperContainer* tmpBook(NULL);
-  if ( outputMetaStore()->contains<xAOD::CutBookkeeperContainer>(outname+"tmp") ) {
+  if ( outputMetaStore()->contains<xAOD::CutBookkeeperContainer>(m_outputCollName+"tmp") ) {
     ATH_MSG_DEBUG("Copying data to the output container " << outname);
-    if( !(outputMetaStore()->retrieve( tmpBook, outname+"tmp") ).isSuccess() ) {
+    if( !(outputMetaStore()->retrieve( tmpBook, m_outputCollName+"tmp") ).isSuccess() ) {
       ATH_MSG_WARNING( "Could not get tmp CutBookkeepers from output MetaDataStore" );
     }
     else {