diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index 8186e58..a909be9 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -4419,8 +4419,8 @@ run;
 )/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
 
 /* check fileref is assigned */
-%if %mf_existfileref(&outref)=0 %then %do;
-  filename &outref temp ;
+%if %mf_existfileref(&fref)=0 %then %do;
+  filename &fref temp ;
 %end;
 
 %if %length(&libref)=0 %then %let libref=WORK;
diff --git a/base/mp_getddl.sas b/base/mp_getddl.sas
index 4b7d400..7c0be9e 100644
--- a/base/mp_getddl.sas
+++ b/base/mp_getddl.sas
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 )/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
 
 /* check fileref is assigned */
-%if %mf_existfileref(&outref)=0 %then %do;
-  filename &outref temp ;
+%if %mf_existfileref(&fref)=0 %then %do;
+  filename &fref temp ;
 %end;
 
 %if %length(&libref)=0 %then %let libref=WORK;
diff --git a/tests/base/mp_getddl.test.sas b/tests/base/mp_getddl.test.sas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..022e67e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/base/mp_getddl.test.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Testing mp_getddl.sas macro
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mp_getddl.sas
+  @li mp_assert.sas
+
+**/
+
+data test(index=(pk=(x y)/unique /nomiss));
+  x=1;
+  y='blah';
+  label x='blah';
+run;
+proc sql; describe table &syslast;
+%mp_getddl(work,test,flavour=tsql,showlog=YES)
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(&syscc=0),
+  desc=mp_getddl runs without errors,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
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