diff --git a/compiler/ast_to_ir.py b/compiler/ast_to_ir.py
index 48676520c..edd8abc5f 100644
--- a/compiler/ast_to_ir.py
+++ b/compiler/ast_to_ir.py
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ def preprocess_node_case(ast_node, irFileGen, config, last_object=False):
 ## If we are need to disable parallel pipelines, e.g., if we are in the context of an if,
 ## or if we are in the end of a script, then we set a variable.
 def replace_df_region(asts, irFileGen, config, disable_parallel_pipelines=False, ast_text=None):
-    _, ir_filename = ptempfile()
+    ir_filename = ptempfile()
 
     ## Serialize the node in a file
     with open(ir_filename, "wb") as ir_file:
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ def replace_df_region(asts, irFileGen, config, disable_parallel_pipelines=False,
 
     ## Serialize the candidate df_region asts back to shell
     ## so that the sequential script can be run in parallel to the compilation.
-    _, sequential_script_file_name = ptempfile()
+    sequential_script_file_name = ptempfile()
     ## If we don't have the original ast text, we need to unparse the ast
     if (ast_text is None):
         kv_asts = [ast_node_to_untyped_deep(ast) for ast in asts]
diff --git a/compiler/dspash/ir_helper.py b/compiler/dspash/ir_helper.py
index 9cb1602f5..e75f959ed 100644
--- a/compiler/dspash/ir_helper.py
+++ b/compiler/dspash/ir_helper.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def save_configs(graph:IR, dfs_configs_paths: Dict[HDFSFileConfig, str]):
             resource : DFSSplitResource = edge.get_resource()
             config: HDFSFileConfig = resource.config
             if config not in dfs_configs_paths:
-                _, config_path = ptempfile()
+                config_path = ptempfile()
                 with open(config_path, "w") as f:
                     f.write(config)
                 dfs_configs_paths[config] = config_path
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def save_configs(graph:IR, dfs_configs_paths: Dict[HDFSFileConfig, str]):
             resource.set_config_path(config_path)
 
 def to_shell_file(graph: IR, args) -> str:
-    _, filename = ptempfile()
+    filename = ptempfile()
     
     dirs = set()
     for edge in graph.all_fids():
diff --git a/compiler/pash.py b/compiler/pash.py
index adcf1dd02..ac7500e1a 100755
--- a/compiler/pash.py
+++ b/compiler/pash.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def preprocess_and_execute_asts(ast_objects, args, input_script_arguments, shell
     preprocessed_shell_script = preprocess_ast(ast_objects, args)
     
     ## Write the new shell script to a file to execute
-    _, fname = ptempfile()
+    fname = ptempfile()
     log("Preprocessed script stored in:", fname)
     with open(fname, 'w') as new_shell_file:
         new_shell_file.write(preprocessed_shell_script)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def parse_args():
     shell_name = "pash"
 
     if args.command is not None:
-        _, fname = ptempfile()
+        fname = ptempfile()
         with open(fname, 'w') as f:
             f.write(args.command)
         ## If the shell is invoked with -c and arguments after it, then these arguments
diff --git a/compiler/pash_runtime.py b/compiler/pash_runtime.py
index e2155e6ee..b5f881119 100644
--- a/compiler/pash_runtime.py
+++ b/compiler/pash_runtime.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def compile_optimize_output_script(ir_filename, compiled_script_file, args, comp
     ## which should be translated to a parallel script.
     if(isinstance(optimized_ast_or_ir, IR)):
         if args.distributed_exec:
-            _, ir_filename = ptempfile()
+            ir_filename = ptempfile()
             script_to_execute = f"$PASH_TOP/compiler/dspash/remote_exec_graph.sh {ir_filename}\n"
             ## This might not be needed anymore (since the output script is output anyway)
             ## TODO: This is probably useless, remove
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def split_hdfs_cat_input(hdfs_cat, next_node, graph, fileIdGen):
 
     # Create a cat command per file block
     file_config = hdfs_utils.get_file_config(hdfs_filepath)
-    _, dummy_config_path = ptempfile() # Dummy config file, should be updated by workers
+    dummy_config_path = ptempfile() # Dummy config file, should be updated by workers
     for split_num, block in enumerate(file_config.blocks):
         resource = DFSSplitResource(file_config.dumps(), dummy_config_path, split_num, block.hosts)
         block_fid = fileIdGen.next_file_id()
diff --git a/compiler/pash_runtime_daemon.py b/compiler/pash_runtime_daemon.py
index 54733b68c..5c241eeb1 100644
--- a/compiler/pash_runtime_daemon.py
+++ b/compiler/pash_runtime_daemon.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def init_bash_mirror_subprocess():
                       echo=False)
     ## If we are in debug mode also log the bash's output
     if (config.pash_args.debug >= 1):
-        _, file_to_save_output = ptempfile()
+        file_to_save_output = ptempfile()
         log("bash mirror log saved in:", file_to_save_output)
         fout = open(file_to_save_output, "w")
         p.logfile = fout
diff --git a/compiler/util.py b/compiler/util.py
index 3dd63b9de..a6b3857a9 100644
--- a/compiler/util.py
+++ b/compiler/util.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
+import os
 import sys
 import config
 import tempfile
@@ -40,4 +41,7 @@ def log(*args, end='\n', level=1):
                 print(config.LOGGING_PREFIX, *args, file=f, end=end, flush=True)
 
 def ptempfile():
-    return tempfile.mkstemp(dir=config.PASH_TMP_PREFIX)
+    fd, name = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=config.PASH_TMP_PREFIX)
+    ## TODO: Get a name without opening the fd too if possible
+    os.close(fd)
+    return name