diff --git a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh
index 275a162..e64dfd3 100755
--- a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh
+++ b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ docker exec -i medicine-stack-postgres pg_dump --no-owner -U postgres -F p medic
   --exclude-table-data=riisz_logging \
   --exclude-table-data=reversion_*
 
+cd /root/medicine-backups/
 rm archive_filename || true
 tar -czf archive_filename backup_filename
 rm backup_filename
diff --git a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh
index 3a17213..16fad85 100755
--- a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh
+++ b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ backup_filename="medicine_remd_${weekday}.sql"
 archive_filename="medicine_remd_${weekday}.tar.gz"
 docker exec -i medicine-stack-postgres pg_dump --no-owner -U postgres -F p medicine_remd > "${backup_filename}"
 
+cd /root/medicine-backups/
 rm archive_filename || true
 tar -czf archive_filename backup_filename
 rm backup_filename