diff --git a/actions/xmpp b/actions/xmpp
index b04d32fdc..44843553a 100755
--- a/actions/xmpp
+++ b/actions/xmpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import os
 
 JWCHAT_CONFIG = '/etc/jwchat/config.js'
 EJABBERD_CONFIG = '/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.yml'
-EJABBERD_BACKUP = '/tmp/ejabberd.dump'
+EJABBERD_BACKUP = '/var/log/ejabberd/ejabberd.dump'
 
 
 def parse_arguments():
diff --git a/actions/xmpp-pre-hostname-change b/actions/xmpp-pre-hostname-change
index 6b3cbb6e8..22a4e70cc 100755
--- a/actions/xmpp-pre-hostname-change
+++ b/actions/xmpp-pre-hostname-change
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 # Action to backup ejabberd database before changing hostname.
 
-BACKUP=/tmp/ejabberd.dump
+BACKUP=/var/log/ejabberd/ejabberd.dump
 ejabberdctl dump $BACKUP
 ejabberdctl stop