diff --git a/ifex/output_filters/JinjaSetup.py b/ifex/output_filters/JinjaSetup.py
index fdbfabdf..5e973277 100644
--- a/ifex/output_filters/JinjaSetup.py
+++ b/ifex/output_filters/JinjaSetup.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def find_matching_template_files(self, directory : str, root_ast_class, recurse
 
         templates = {}  # Dict maps node name to the template file name
         if recurse:
-            for _,_,filenames in os.walk(directory):
+            for root, _, filenames in os.walk(directory):
                 for ff in filenames:
                     for n in classes:
                         if ff.startswith(n + '.'):
diff --git a/ifex/output_filters/templates/TemplateDir.py b/ifex/output_filters/templates/TemplateDir.py
index 866ed88d..d398aec6 100644
--- a/ifex/output_filters/templates/TemplateDir.py
+++ b/ifex/output_filters/templates/TemplateDir.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def find_matching_template_files(directory : str, recurse = False, absolute = Fa
 
     templates = {}  # Dict maps node name to the template file name
     if recurse:
-        for _, _, filenames in os.walk(directory):
+        for root, _, filenames in os.walk(directory):
             for fn in filenames:
                 for n in classes:
                     if fn.startswith(n):