diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index c88d294..b554c4b 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ repo_dir=${REPO_DIR:-/repo}
 # skip if already up-to-date
 # TODO: use the repo instead and check the version with dnf
 # yeah this is bad; see also the polycat-aaaaaa thing below
-touch polycat-tmp
+touch $repo_dir/polycat-tmp
 if $(ls $repo_dir/polycat-* | grep -q "$version"); then
-    rm polycat-tmp
+    rm $repo_dir/polycat-tmp
     echo "package is already up to date, exiting"
     exit
 fi
-rm polycat-tmp
+rm polycat_tmp
 
 # prep
 dnf install fedora-packager rpmdevtools createrepo_c -y