diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/Bootstrap.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/Bootstrap.java
index 18dab55f..db6f6fb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/Bootstrap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/repository/Bootstrap.java
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ public class Bootstrap {
     }
 
     private Path createTempDirectory() throws IOException {
-        String baseDir = Paths.get(".", "tmp").toAbsolutePath().toString();
+        String baseDir = Paths.get(".", "tmp").toFile().getCanonicalPath();
         String identifier = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
         Path tempDir = Paths.get(baseDir, identifier);
         Files.createDirectories(tempDir);