diff --git a/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/GeneralUtils.java b/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/GeneralUtils.java
index 77ffd5e4b..793e7b7e7 100644
--- a/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/GeneralUtils.java
+++ b/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/GeneralUtils.java
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
                     "scriptName must be either 'png_to_webp.py' or 'split_photos.py'");
         }
 
-        Path scriptsDir = Files.createTempDirectory("/config/scripts/python");
+        Path scriptsDir = Paths.get("/config/scripts/python");
         Files.createDirectories(scriptsDir);
 
         Path scriptFile = scriptsDir.resolve(scriptName);