diff --git a/arc/common.py b/arc/common.py
index c1db5e23be..a1be1f234d 100644
--- a/arc/common.py
+++ b/arc/common.py
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def save_yaml_file(path: str,
     if '/' in path and os.path.dirname(path) and not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(path)):
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
     with open(path, 'w') as f:
-        yaml.dump(content, path)
+        yaml.dump(content, f)
         # f.write(yaml_str)