diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 084bca112e..1d8a9e7f76 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@ function get_temppath() {
 	// Check if it is usable
 	if (($temppath != "") AND App::directory_usable($temppath)) {
 		// To avoid any interferences with other systems we create our own directory
-		$new_temppath .= "/".$a->get_hostname();
+		$new_temppath = $temppath."/".$a->get_hostname();
 		if (!is_dir($new_temppath)) {
 			/// @TODO There is a mkdir()+chmod() upwards, maybe generalize this (+ configurable) into a function/method?
 			mkdir($new_temppath);