diff --git a/fre/make/create_makefile_script.py b/fre/make/create_makefile_script.py
index 5581130a..ea6845f2 100644
--- a/fre/make/create_makefile_script.py
+++ b/fre/make/create_makefile_script.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def makefile_create(yamlfile,platform,target):
             else:
                 image="ecpe4s/noaa-intel-prototype:2023.09.25"
                 bldDir = platform["modelRoot"] + "/" + fremakeYaml["experiment"] + "/exec"
-                tmpDir = "tmp/"+platformName
+                tmpDir = "./tmp/"+platformName
                 freMakefile = makefilefre.makefileContainer(exp = fremakeYaml["experiment"],
                                                       libs = fremakeYaml["container_addlibs"],
                                                       srcDir = srcDir,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def makefile_create(yamlfile,platform,target):
                 for c in fremakeYaml['src']:
                     freMakefile.addComponent(c['component'],c['requires'],c['makeOverrides'])
                 freMakefile.writeMakefile()
-                click.echo("\nMakefile created at " + bldDir + "/Makefile" + "\n")
+                click.echo("\nMakefile created at " + tmpDir + "/Makefile" + "\n")
 
 @click.command()
 def _makefile_create(yamlfile,platform,target):