diff --git a/config/action.d/dummy.conf b/config/action.d/dummy.conf
index 20507c0b..dc4e1dbf 100644
--- a/config/action.d/dummy.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/dummy.conf
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 # Notes.:  command executed once at the start of Fail2Ban.
 # Values:  CMD
 #
-actionstart = touch /tmp/fail2ban.dummy
-              printf %%b "<init>\n" >> /tmp/fail2ban.dummy
+actionstart = touch /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.dummy
+              printf %%b "<init>\n" >> /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.dummy
 
 # Option:  actionstop
 # Notes.:  command executed once at the end of Fail2Ban
 # Values:  CMD
 #
-actionstop = rm -f /tmp/fail2ban.dummy
+actionstop = rm -f /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.dummy
 
 # Option:  actioncheck
 # Notes.:  command executed once before each actionban command
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ actioncheck =
 # Tags:    See jail.conf(5) man page
 # Values:  CMD
 #
-actionban = printf %%b "+<ip>\n" >> /tmp/fail2ban.dummy
+actionban = printf %%b "+<ip>\n" >> /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.dummy
 
 # Option:  actionunban
 # Notes.:  command executed when unbanning an IP. Take care that the
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ actionban = printf %%b "+<ip>\n" >> /tmp/fail2ban.dummy
 # Tags:    See jail.conf(5) man page
 # Values:  CMD
 #
-actionunban = printf %%b "-<ip>\n" >> /tmp/fail2ban.dummy
+actionunban = printf %%b "-<ip>\n" >> /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.dummy
 
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