diff --git a/internal/store/core.go b/internal/store/core.go
index 13b9616..e992f1c 100644
--- a/internal/store/core.go
+++ b/internal/store/core.go
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ func (s *Store) SaveTemp(path string, sumb string, b []byte) error {
 		return photoserrors.ErrStoreWrongChecksum
 	}
 
-	dir := s.Dir(path, sumString)
+	tmpdir := filepath.Join("tmp", path)
+	dir := s.Dir(tmpdir, sumString)
 	filename := filepath.Join(dir, sumString)
 
 	if s.FileExists(filename) {