diff --git a/nextcloud-backup-to-backblaze.sh b/nextcloud-backup-to-backblaze.sh
index 1c33d85..7e79f7e 100755
--- a/nextcloud-backup-to-backblaze.sh
+++ b/nextcloud-backup-to-backblaze.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ BACKUP_DIR="/opt/nextcloud-backup/.backups"
 LOG_DIR="${BACKUP_DIR}/logs"
 TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
 LOG_FILE="${LOG_DIR}/backup_${TIMESTAMP}.log"
-TEMP_DIR="/tmp/nextcloud-backup-${TIMESTAMP}"
+# Use staging directory on disk with sufficient space (not tmpfs /tmp)
+STAGING_DIR="/mnt/nextcloud-data/.backup-staging"
+TEMP_DIR="${STAGING_DIR}/nextcloud-backup-${TIMESTAMP}"
 
 # Create directories
 mkdir -p "${BACKUP_DIR}" "${LOG_DIR}" "${TEMP_DIR}"
@@ -84,5 +86,6 @@ fi
 
 # Cleanup
 rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+rmdir "$STAGING_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true  # Remove staging directory if empty
 
 echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] ✅ Backup completed!" | tee -a "${LOG_FILE}"