diff --git a/CHANGES/696.bugfix b/CHANGES/696.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8383d8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/696.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed some tasks that were using /tmp/ instead of the worker working directory.
diff --git a/pulp_container/app/tasks/builder.py b/pulp_container/app/tasks/builder.py
index 344d5c680..9509d8bb3 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/tasks/builder.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/tasks/builder.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def build_image_from_containerfile(
     containerfile = Artifact.objects.get(pk=containerfile_pk)
     repository = ContainerRepository.objects.get(pk=repository_pk)
     name = str(uuid4())
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(".") as working_directory:
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=".") as working_directory:
         path = "{}/".format(working_directory.path)
         for key, val in artifacts.items():
             artifact = Artifact.objects.get(pk=key)
diff --git a/pulp_container/app/tasks/sign.py b/pulp_container/app/tasks/sign.py
index 2ea422f7f..926b394c8 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/tasks/sign.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/tasks/sign.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def create_signature(manifest, reference, signing_service):
         pk of created ManifestSignature.
 
     """
-    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(".") as working_directory:
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir=".") as working_directory:
         # download and write file for object storage
         if settings.DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE != "pulpcore.app.models.storage.FileSystem":
             manifest_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=working_directory, delete=False)