diff --git a/.github/workflows/phoenix/bench.sh b/.github/workflows/phoenix/bench.sh
index 0c2ed163eb..8812e00e3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phoenix/bench.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/phoenix/bench.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@ if [ "$job_device" == "gpu" ]; then
     device_opts="--gpu -g $gpu_ids"
 fi
 
+mkdir -p /storage/scratch1/6/sbryngelson3/mytmp_build
+export TMPDIR=/storage/scratch1/6/sbryngelson3/mytmp_build
+
 if ["$job_device" == "gpu"]; then
     ./mfc.sh bench --mem 12 -j $(nproc) -o "$job_slug.yaml" -- -c phoenix-bench $device_opts -n $n_ranks
 else
     ./mfc.sh bench --mem 1 -j $(nproc) -o "$job_slug.yaml" -- -c phoenix-bench $device_opts -n $n_ranks
 fi
+
+unset TMPDIR