diff --git a/03-analyse_outputs/src/prepare_coacquisition_files.py b/03-analyse_outputs/src/prepare_coacquisition_files.py
index 7012fb5e47ae0d1834ac85dfaa597f6e36fa14db..1d22208ff275fd4d3a3ea5b63c4aff28a698f17a 100644
--- a/03-analyse_outputs/src/prepare_coacquisition_files.py
+++ b/03-analyse_outputs/src/prepare_coacquisition_files.py
@@ -626,9 +626,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         logger.add(sys.stdout, level=logger_level)
     else:
         logger_level = "INFO"
+    # tmp log file but in the same directory as the compiled_results_dir
     logger.add(
-        f"tmp_prepare_coacquisition_files_{
-               timestamp}.log",
+        f"{args.compiled_results_dir}/tmp_prepare_coacquisition_files_{timestamp}.log",
         level=logger_level,
     )
     logger.info(