diff --git a/services/backup-daemon/docker/postgres/aws-s3-backup.sh b/services/backup-daemon/docker/postgres/aws-s3-backup.sh
index 82017616..95fa16f9 100755
--- a/services/backup-daemon/docker/postgres/aws-s3-backup.sh
+++ b/services/backup-daemon/docker/postgres/aws-s3-backup.sh
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ function stream_backup_to_aws_s3() {
 
   log_info "expected backup size is approximately ${expected_backup_size} bytes."
 
-  local validation_pipe="pg-backup-${BACKUP_ID}.pipe"
-  local pg_basebackup_stderr_file="pg-backup-${BACKUP_ID}.error.log"
-  local validation_stderr_file="pg-backup-validation-${BACKUP_ID}.error.log"
-  local storage_client_stdout_file="storage-client-${BACKUP_ID}.log"
+  local validation_pipe="/tmp/pg-backup-${BACKUP_ID}.pipe"
+  local pg_basebackup_stderr_file="/tmp/pg-backup-${BACKUP_ID}.error.log"
+  local validation_stderr_file="/tmp/pg-backup-validation-${BACKUP_ID}.error.log"
+  local storage_client_stdout_file="/tmp/storage-client-${BACKUP_ID}.log"
 
   register_delete_on_exit "${validation_pipe}" "${storage_client_stdout_file}" "${validation_stderr_file}" "${pg_basebackup_stderr_file}"
 
diff --git a/services/backup-daemon/docker/postgres/postgres_backup.sh b/services/backup-daemon/docker/postgres/postgres_backup.sh
index b74a9ce8..18f4b190 100755
--- a/services/backup-daemon/docker/postgres/postgres_backup.sh
+++ b/services/backup-daemon/docker/postgres/postgres_backup.sh
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ function do_backup() {
   fi
   log BACKUP_ID
   log "${BACKUP_ID}"
-  local validation_pipe="${BACKUP_DESTINATION_DIRECTORY}/pg-backup-${BACKUP_ID}.pipe"
-  local pg_basebackup_stderr_file="${BACKUP_DESTINATION_DIRECTORY}/pg-backup-${BACKUP_ID}.error.log"
-  local validation_stderr_file="${BACKUP_DESTINATION_DIRECTORY}/pg-backup-validation-${BACKUP_ID}.error.log"
+  local validation_pipe="/tmp/pg-backup-${BACKUP_ID}.pipe"
+  local pg_basebackup_stderr_file="/tmp/pg-backup-${BACKUP_ID}.error.log"
+  local validation_stderr_file="/tmp/pg-backup-validation-${BACKUP_ID}.error.log"
 
   register_delete_on_exit "${validation_pipe}" "${validation_stderr_file}" "${pg_basebackup_stderr_file}"