diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index b6988ec..c3dd5b6 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use_plugin("python.distutils")
 default_task = "publish"
 
 name = "ddadevops"
-version = "0.4.1.dev32"
+version = "0.4.1.dev34"
 summary = "tools to support builds combining gopass, terraform, dda-pallet, aws & hetzner-cloud"
 description = __doc__
 authors = [Author("meissa GmbH", "buero@meissa-gmbh.de")]
diff --git a/src/main/python/ddadevops/devops_terraform_build.py b/src/main/python/ddadevops/devops_terraform_build.py
index 450d468..244c0ff 100644
--- a/src/main/python/ddadevops/devops_terraform_build.py
+++ b/src/main/python/ddadevops/devops_terraform_build.py
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ class DevopsTerraformBuild(DevopsBuild):
                 tf.workspace('new', self.stage)
         return tf
 
-    def write_output(self, tf):
+    def write_output(self, tf=None):
+        if tf is None:
+            tf = self.init_client()
         self.print_terraform_command('output -json')
         result = tf.output(json=IsFlagged)
         with open(self.build_path() + self.output_json_name, "w") as output_file: