diff --git a/modules/nf-core/deepvariant/rundeepvariant/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/deepvariant/rundeepvariant/main.nf
index 7f99c53f6d2..3988751b161 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/deepvariant/rundeepvariant/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/deepvariant/rundeepvariant/main.nf
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ process DEEPVARIANT_RUNDEEPVARIANT {
         ${args} \\
         ${regions} \\
         ${par_regions} \\
-        --intermediate_results_dir=tmp \\
+        --intermediate_results_dir=. \\
         --num_shards=${task.cpus}
 
     cat <<-END_VERSIONS > versions.yml