diff --git a/plugins/runner/go.mod b/plugins/runner/go.mod
index ad0f35fd9..3aafbb730 100644
--- a/plugins/runner/go.mod
+++ b/plugins/runner/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.22.4
 require (
 	github.com/docker/docker v26.1.4+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1
 	github.com/oapi-codegen/oapi-codegen/v2 v2.3.0
 	github.com/openclarity/vmclarity/core v0.7.2
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.19.2 // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/invopop/yaml v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/binary/handler.go b/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/binary/handler.go
index 81426ed38..5930eb42d 100644
--- a/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/binary/handler.go
+++ b/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/binary/handler.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	multierror "github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 
 	"github.com/openclarity/vmclarity/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler"
@@ -45,18 +46,20 @@ type binaryRuntimeHandler struct {
 	stdoutPipe io.ReadCloser
 	stderrPipe io.ReadCloser
 
+	pluginServerEndpoint string
+	outputFilePath       string
 	pluginDir            string
 	inputDirMountPoint   string
-	pluginServerEndpoint string
-	ready                bool
 	imageCleanup         func()
+	ready                bool
 
 	mu sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func New(ctx context.Context, config types.PluginConfig) (runtimehandler.PluginRuntimeHandler, error) {
 	return &binaryRuntimeHandler{
-		config: config,
+		config:         config,
+		outputFilePath: fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/%s.json", uuid.New().String()),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -196,6 +199,10 @@ func (h *binaryRuntimeHandler) GetPluginServerEndpoint(ctx context.Context) (str
 	return h.pluginServerEndpoint, nil
 }
 
+func (h *binaryRuntimeHandler) GetOutputFilePath(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	return h.outputFilePath, nil
+}
+
 func (h *binaryRuntimeHandler) Logs(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	if h.cmd == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("plugin process is not running")
@@ -216,7 +223,7 @@ func (h *binaryRuntimeHandler) Logs(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 }
 
 func (h *binaryRuntimeHandler) Result(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(h.pluginDir, runtimehandler.RemoteScanResultFileOverride))
+	f, err := os.Open(filepath.Join(h.pluginDir, h.outputFilePath))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to open result file: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/docker/handler.go b/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/docker/handler.go
index a67f38cf6..ed0d99d6b 100644
--- a/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/docker/handler.go
+++ b/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/docker/handler.go
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ func (h *containerRuntimeHandler) GetPluginServerEndpoint(ctx context.Context) (
 	return "http://" + net.JoinHostPort("127.0.0.1", hostPorts[0].HostPort), nil
 }
 
+func (h *containerRuntimeHandler) GetOutputFilePath(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	return runtimehandler.RemoteScanResultFileOverride, nil
+}
+
 func (h *containerRuntimeHandler) Result(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	// Copy result file from container
 	reader, _, err := h.client.CopyFromContainer(ctx, h.containerID, runtimehandler.RemoteScanResultFileOverride)
diff --git a/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/types.go b/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/types.go
index 7ebc431b7..87e17d255 100644
--- a/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/types.go
+++ b/plugins/runner/internal/runtimehandler/types.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type PluginRuntimeHandler interface {
 	Start(ctx context.Context) error
 	Ready() (bool, error)
 	GetPluginServerEndpoint(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
+	GetOutputFilePath(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
 	Logs(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 	Result(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 	Remove(ctx context.Context) error
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ type PluginRuntimeHandler interface {
 func WithOverrides(c plugintypes.Config) plugintypes.Config {
 	return plugintypes.Config{
 		InputDir:       RemoteScanInputDirOverride,
-		OutputFile:     RemoteScanResultFileOverride,
+		OutputFile:     c.OutputFile,
 		ScannerConfig:  c.ScannerConfig,
 		TimeoutSeconds: c.TimeoutSeconds,
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/runner/runner.go b/plugins/runner/runner.go
index 7ac7ab07c..e691060f1 100644
--- a/plugins/runner/runner.go
+++ b/plugins/runner/runner.go
@@ -142,9 +142,14 @@ func (r *pluginRunner) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return errors.New("client missing, did not wait for ready state")
 	}
 
-	_, err := r.client.PostConfigWithResponse(
+	outputFilePath, err := r.runtimeHandler.GetOutputFilePath(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get plugin output file path: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = r.client.PostConfigWithResponse(
 		ctx,
 		runtimehandler.WithOverrides(plugintypes.Config{
+			OutputFile:     outputFilePath,
 			ScannerConfig:  to.Ptr(r.config.ScannerConfig),
 			TimeoutSeconds: int(types.ScanTimeout.Seconds()),
 		}),