diff --git a/src/zeebe/extractors/extractResultVariables.js b/src/zeebe/extractors/extractResultVariables.js
index f6c4715..2b3dc51 100644
--- a/src/zeebe/extractors/extractResultVariables.js
+++ b/src/zeebe/extractors/extractResultVariables.js
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ export default function(options) {
 
     var resultVariable = baseElement.resultVariable;
 
+    // Checks if output variable exists, the scope gets redefined
+    if (processVariables.some(x => x.origin[0] === element && x.scope === containerElement)) {
+
+      // result variable will have local scope
+      containerElement = element;
+    }
+
     if (resultVariable) {
       var newVariable = createProcessVariable(
         element,
diff --git a/test/zeebe/fixtures/script-task-output.bpmn b/test/zeebe/fixtures/script-task-output.bpmn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c81e1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/zeebe/fixtures/script-task-output.bpmn
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<bpmn:definitions xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:zeebe="http://camunda.org/schema/zeebe/1.0" xmlns:modeler="http://camunda.org/schema/modeler/1.0" id="Definitions_14rdixd" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/schema/bpmn" exporter="Camunda Modeler" exporterVersion="5.28.0" modeler:executionPlatform="Camunda Cloud" modeler:executionPlatformVersion="8.6.0">
+  <bpmn:process id="Process_1" isExecutable="true">
+    <bpmn:scriptTask id="Task_1">
+      <bpmn:extensionElements>
+        <zeebe:script expression="={}" resultVariable="foo" />
+        <zeebe:ioMapping>
+          <zeebe:output target="output" />
+        </zeebe:ioMapping>
+      </bpmn:extensionElements>
+    </bpmn:scriptTask>
+  </bpmn:process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BPMNPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_1">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_074uvug_di" bpmnElement="Task_1">
+        <dc:Bounds x="160" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</bpmn:definitions>
+
diff --git a/test/zeebe/spec/ProcessVariablesSpec.js b/test/zeebe/spec/ProcessVariablesSpec.js
index 64e5401..0f36e4f 100644
--- a/test/zeebe/spec/ProcessVariablesSpec.js
+++ b/test/zeebe/spec/ProcessVariablesSpec.js
@@ -210,6 +210,26 @@ describe('zeebe/process variables module', function() {
 
     });
 
+
+    it('should extract only output variables if result variable exists - simple process with script', async function() {
+
+      // given
+      const xml = read('test/zeebe/fixtures/script-task-output.bpmn');
+
+      const definitions = await parse(xml);
+
+      const rootElement = getRootElement(definitions);
+
+      // when
+      const variables = await getProcessVariables(rootElement);
+
+      // then
+      expect(convertToTestable(variables)).to.eql([
+        { name: 'output', origin: [ 'Task_1' ], scope: 'Process_1' },
+        { name: 'foo', origin: [ 'Task_1' ], scope: 'Task_1' },
+      ]);
+    });
+
   });