diff --git a/src/main/java/com/redhat/pctsec/tekton/TaskHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/redhat/pctsec/tekton/TaskHandler.java
index 8a61bdc..b5fcc82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/redhat/pctsec/tekton/TaskHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/redhat/pctsec/tekton/TaskHandler.java
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ public class TaskHandler {
                 .endSpec()
                 .build();
 
-        tektonClient.v1beta1().taskRuns().inNamespace(NAMESPACE).resource(taskRun).create();
+        TaskRun createdTaskRun = tektonClient.v1beta1().taskRuns().inNamespace(NAMESPACE).resource(taskRun).create();
 
-        return taskRun.getMetadata().getName();
+        return createdTaskRun.getMetadata().getName();
     }
 
     public String invokeOshScmScanPipeline(String repo, String ref, String mockBuildArgs) {
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ public class TaskHandler {
         .endSpec()
         .build();
 
-        tektonClient.v1beta1().taskRuns().inNamespace(NAMESPACE).resource(taskRun).create();
+        TaskRun createdTaskRun = tektonClient.v1beta1().taskRuns().inNamespace(NAMESPACE).resource(taskRun).create();
 
-        return taskRun.getMetadata().getName();
+        return createdTaskRun.getMetadata().getName();
     }