diff --git a/rowers/utils.py b/rowers/utils.py
index bd24e3f6..e9781a8a 100644
--- a/rowers/utils.py
+++ b/rowers/utils.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ import random
 def dologging(filename,s):
     tstamp = time.localtime()
     timestamp = time.strftime('%b-%d-%Y %H:%M:%S', tstamp)
-    with open('filename','a') as f:
+    with open(filename,'a') as f:
         f.write('\n')
         f.write(timestamp)
         f.write(' ')