diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index cfefa35c6..17c607171 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func getModelfileName(cmd *cobra.Command) (string, error) {
 
 	_, err = os.Stat(absName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return filename, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	return absName, nil
diff --git a/cmd/cmd_test.go b/cmd/cmd_test.go
index 069428bec..c89632800 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func TestGetModelfileName(t *testing.T) {
 			name:          "no modelfile specified, no modelfile exists",
 			modelfileName: "",
 			fileExists:    false,
-			expectedName:  "Modelfile",
+			expectedName:  "",
 			expectedErr:   os.ErrNotExist,
 		},
 		{
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestGetModelfileName(t *testing.T) {
 			name:          "modelfile specified, no modelfile exists",
 			modelfileName: "crazyfile",
 			fileExists:    false,
-			expectedName:  "crazyfile",
+			expectedName:  "",
 			expectedErr:   os.ErrNotExist,
 		},
 		{