diff --git a/lib/tasks/dissertations_page_count.rake b/lib/tasks/dissertations_page_count.rake
index 7a6cd0a95..5253e2903 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/dissertations_page_count.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/dissertations_page_count.rake
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace :dissertations do
 
     def write_to_csv(all_processed_dissertations, year)
       total_pages_all = 0
-      path = File.join(Rails.configuration.log_directory, year ? "dissertations_page_count_#{year}.csv" : 'dissertations_page_count_all.csv')
+      path = File.join('/tmp', year ? "dissertations_page_count_#{year}.csv" : 'dissertations_page_count_all.csv')
       # Write the processed dissertations to a CSV file
       CSV.open(path, 'w') do |csv|
         # Write CSV headers