diff --git a/ledger.go b/ledger.go
index 84661a7..5c7a31c 100755
--- a/ledger.go
+++ b/ledger.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (ledger Ledger) SetTransaction(i int, transaction Transaction) error {
 }
 
 func (ledger Ledger) SetTransactions(transactions []Transaction) error {
-	f, err := ioutil.TempFile(os.TempDir(), path.Base(ledger.path)+".*")
+	f, err := ioutil.TempFile(path.Dir(ledger.path), path.Base(ledger.path)+".*")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}