diff --git a/sat_frontends/jp/common.py b/sat_frontends/jp/common.py
index 27900618..89545d0e 100644
--- a/sat_frontends/jp/common.py
+++ b/sat_frontends/jp/common.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class BaseEdit(object):
             content_file_obj.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)
         elif self.args.draft_path:
             # there is an existing draft that we use
-            content_file_path = os.path.expanduser(self.args.item)
+            content_file_path = os.path.expanduser(self.args.draft_path)
             content_file_obj = open(content_file_path, "r+b")
             # we seek at the end for the same reason as above
             content_file_obj.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)