diff --git a/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/types.go b/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/types.go
index 3fa26098d..87e17d255 100644
--- a/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/types.go
+++ b/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/types.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type PluginRuntimeHandler interface {
 func WithOverrides(c plugintypes.Config) plugintypes.Config {
 	return plugintypes.Config{
 		InputDir:       RemoteScanInputDirOverride,
+		OutputFile:     c.OutputFile,
 		ScannerConfig:  c.ScannerConfig,
 		TimeoutSeconds: c.TimeoutSeconds,
 	}