diff --git a/evennia/commands/cmdset.py b/evennia/commands/cmdset.py
index 98dc999e22..9d8877a679 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/cmdset.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/cmdset.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ class CmdSet(object, metaclass=_CmdSetMeta):
 
         """
         if isinstance(cmd, str):
-            cmd = next((cmd for cmd in self.commands if cmd.key == cmd), None)
+            cmd = next((_cmd for _cmd in self.commands if _cmd.key == cmd), None)
             if cmd is None:
                 return None
 
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ class CmdSet(object, metaclass=_CmdSetMeta):
 
         """
         if isinstance(cmd, str):
-            cmd = next((cmd for cmd in self.commands if cmd.key == cmd), None)
+            cmd = next((_cmd for _cmd in self.commands if _cmd.key == cmd), None)
             if cmd is None:
                 return None