diff --git a/nxc/protocols/smb/atexec.py b/nxc/protocols/smb/atexec.py
index 8a6a44dc7..f9bda76c4 100755
--- a/nxc/protocols/smb/atexec.py
+++ b/nxc/protocols/smb/atexec.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def gen_xml(self, command, fileless=False):
       <Command>cmd.exe, </Command>
 """
         if self.__retOutput:
-            self.__output_filename = "\\WINDOWS\\" + gen_random_string(8)
+            self.__output_filename = "\\WINDOWS\\Temp\\" + gen_random_string(8)
             if fileless:
                 local_ip = self.__rpctransport.get_socket().getsockname()[0]
                 argument_xml = f"      <Arguments>/C, {command} &gt; \\\\{local_ip}\\{self.__share_name}\\{self.__output_filename} 2&gt;&amp;1</Arguments>"