diff --git a/pkg/analyze/host_certificate.go b/pkg/analyze/host_certificate.go
index c09196f9..f0fb56a3 100644
--- a/pkg/analyze/host_certificate.go
+++ b/pkg/analyze/host_certificate.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (a *AnalyzeHostCertificate) Analyze(
 	}
 
 	const nodeBaseDir = "host-collectors/certificate"
-	localPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", nodeBaseDir, collectorName)
+	localPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.json", nodeBaseDir, collectorName)
 	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s.json", collectorName)
 
 	collectedContents, err := retrieveCollectedContents(