diff --git a/augly/video/augmenters/ffmpeg/base_augmenter.py b/augly/video/augmenters/ffmpeg/base_augmenter.py
index 90893c9e..ba48d7bf 100644
--- a/augly/video/augmenters/ffmpeg/base_augmenter.py
+++ b/augly/video/augmenters/ffmpeg/base_augmenter.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def add_augmenter(
             if video_path == output_path:
                 shutil.copyfile(video_path, tmpfile.name)
                 video_path = tmpfile.name
-            writer = WriteGear(output_filename=output_path, logging=True)
+            writer = WriteGear(output=output_path, logging=True)
             writer.execute_ffmpeg_cmd(self.get_command(video_path, output_path))
             writer.close()
 
diff --git a/augly/video/helpers/ffmpeg.py b/augly/video/helpers/ffmpeg.py
index b67537fc..bf7e5f34 100644
--- a/augly/video/helpers/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/augly/video/helpers/ffmpeg.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def combine_frames_and_audio_to_file(
 
 
 def execute_vidgear_command(output_path: str, ffmpeg_command: List[str]) -> None:
-    writer = WriteGear(output_filename=output_path, logging=True)
+    writer = WriteGear(output=output_path, logging=True)
     writer.execute_ffmpeg_cmd(ffmpeg_command)
     writer.close()