diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-check-component b/tools/test/bin/onos-check-component
index 27ce619..0eadf3c 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-check-component
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-check-component
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Checks whether the given ONOS component has a given state.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-aux=/tmp/stc-$$.log
+aux=/tmp/stc/stc-$$.log
 trap "rm -f $aux 2>/dev/null" EXIT
 
 node=$1