diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-check-node-status b/tools/test/bin/onos-check-node-status
index 39628b8..0a76f08 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-check-node-status
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-check-node-status
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Checks whether the specified ONOS cluster node has the desired state.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-aux=/tmp/stc-$$.log
+aux=/tmp/stc/stc-$$.log
 trap "rm -f $aux 2>/dev/null" EXIT
 
 for attempt in {1..10}; do