diff --git a/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp b/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
index 0a88edc7..b1d54701 100644
--- a/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
@@ -102,13 +102,12 @@ ReturnValue_t I2cComIF::sendMessage(CookieIF* cookie, const uint8_t* sendData, s
   if (fileHelper.getOpenResult() != returnvalue::OK) {
     return fileHelper.getOpenResult();
   }
-  int slaveFd = 0;
-  result = openI2cSlave(deviceFile, i2cAddress, slaveFd);
+  result = openI2cSlave(deviceFile, i2cAddress, fd);
   if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
     return result;
   }
 
-  if (write(slaveFd, sendData, sendLen) != static_cast<int>(sendLen)) {
+  if (write(fd, sendData, sendLen) != static_cast<int>(sendLen)) {
     i2cCookie->errorCounter++;
     if (i2cCookie->errorCounter < 3) {
 #if FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1
@@ -161,8 +160,7 @@ ReturnValue_t I2cComIF::requestReceiveMessage(CookieIF* cookie, size_t requestLe
   if (fileHelper.getOpenResult() != returnvalue::OK) {
     return fileHelper.getOpenResult();
   }
-  int slaveFd = 0;
-  result = openI2cSlave(deviceFile, i2cAddress, slaveFd);
+  result = openI2cSlave(deviceFile, i2cAddress, fd);
   if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
     return result;
   }