diff --git a/nowcast/workers/make_live_ocean_files.py b/nowcast/workers/make_live_ocean_files.py
index 14780605..31e685ce 100644
--- a/nowcast/workers/make_live_ocean_files.py
+++ b/nowcast/workers/make_live_ocean_files.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def make_live_ocean_files(parsed_args, config, *args):
     LO_to_SSC_parameters = LiveOcean_parameters.set_parameters(
         config["temperature salinity"]["parameter set"]
     )
-    filepaths = create_LiveOcean_TS_BCs(
+    filepath = create_LiveOcean_TS_BCs(
         ymd,
         file_template=file_template,
         meshfilename=meshfilename,
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ def make_live_ocean_files(parsed_args, config, *args):
         LO_dir=download_dir,
         LO_to_SSC_parameters=LO_to_SSC_parameters,
     )
-    logger.info(f"Stored T&S western boundary conditions file: {filepaths[0]}")
-    checklist = {"temperature & salinity": filepaths[0]}
+    logger.info(f"Stored T&S western boundary conditions file: {filepath}")
+    checklist = {"temperature & salinity": filepath}
     return checklist
 
 
diff --git a/tests/workers/test_make_live_ocean_files.py b/tests/workers/test_make_live_ocean_files.py
index c63cf5f6..6606ea1d 100644
--- a/tests/workers/test_make_live_ocean_files.py
+++ b/tests/workers/test_make_live_ocean_files.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def test_checklist(self, m_create_ts, m_set_params, config, caplog):
         filename = config["temperature salinity"]["file template"].format(
             run_date.datetime
         )
-        m_create_ts.return_value = [filename]
+        m_create_ts.return_value = filename
 
         checklist = make_live_ocean_files.make_live_ocean_files(parsed_args, config)
         assert checklist == {"temperature & salinity": filename}
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def test_log_messages(self, m_create_ts, m_set_params, config, caplog):
         filename = config["temperature salinity"]["file template"].format(
             run_date.datetime
         )
-        m_create_ts.return_value = [filename]
+        m_create_ts.return_value = filename
         caplog.set_level(logging.DEBUG)
 
         make_live_ocean_files.make_live_ocean_files(parsed_args, config)