diff --git a/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/ApplicationProperties.java b/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/ApplicationProperties.java
index 60a784618..7eeace787 100644
--- a/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/ApplicationProperties.java
+++ b/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/ApplicationProperties.java
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ public class ApplicationProperties {
         public String getBaseTmpDir() {
             return baseTmpDir != null && !baseTmpDir.isEmpty()
                     ? baseTmpDir
-                    : java.lang.System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + "stirling-pdf";
+                    : java.lang.System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir").replaceAll("/+$", "")
+                            + "/stirling-pdf";
         }
 
         @JsonIgnore