diff --git a/src/util/crypto_helper_denom.c b/src/util/crypto_helper_denom.c
index 83bc87e78..01ed66261 100644
--- a/src/util/crypto_helper_denom.c
+++ b/src/util/crypto_helper_denom.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ TALER_CRYPTO_helper_denom_connect (
       tmpdir = GNUNET_strdup ("/tmp");
     }
     GNUNET_asprintf (&template,
-                     "%s/crypto-rsa-client/XXXXXX",
+                     "%s/crypto-rsa-client/cli",
                      tmpdir);
     GNUNET_free (tmpdir);
     if (GNUNET_OK !=
diff --git a/src/util/crypto_helper_esign.c b/src/util/crypto_helper_esign.c
index 19f7f9a6d..fdf4c90b6 100644
--- a/src/util/crypto_helper_esign.c
+++ b/src/util/crypto_helper_esign.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ TALER_CRYPTO_helper_esign_connect (
       tmpdir = GNUNET_strdup ("/tmp");
     }
     GNUNET_asprintf (&template,
-                     "%s/crypto-eddsa-client/XXXXXX",
+                     "%s/crypto-eddsa-client/cli",
                      tmpdir);
     GNUNET_free (tmpdir);
     if (GNUNET_OK !=