diff --git a/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign.go b/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign.go
index a6ee88122d1..5987f50c2b3 100644
--- a/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign.go
+++ b/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func signDigest(ctx context.Context, digest name.Digest, payload []byte, ko opti
 	}
 
 	if signOpts.OutputCertificate != "" {
-		rekorBytes, err := sv.Bytes(ctx)
+		rekorBytes, err := extractCertificate(ctx,sv)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("create certificate file: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign_blob.go b/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign_blob.go
index c01e7952044..ac6f23a3362 100644
--- a/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign_blob.go
+++ b/cmd/cosign/cli/sign/sign_blob.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import (
 // nolint
 func SignBlobCmd(ro *options.RootOptions, ko options.KeyOpts, payloadPath string, b64 bool, outputSignature string, outputCertificate string, tlogUpload bool) ([]byte, error) {
 	var payload internal.HashReader
-
+	var err error
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), ro.Timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func SignBlobCmd(ro *options.RootOptions, ko options.KeyOpts, payloadPath string
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("create certificate file: %w", err)
 			}
 			ui.Infof(ctx, "Wrote certificate to file %s", outputCertificate)
-		}
+		} 
 	}
 
 	return sig, nil