diff --git a/rel/vars.config b/rel/vars.config
index d6a109ba5..982940a28 100644
--- a/rel/vars.config
+++ b/rel/vars.config
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@
 {runner_base_dir,    "${RUNNER_SCRIPT_DIR%/*}"}.
 {runner_etc_dir,     "$RUNNER_BASE_DIR/etc"}.
 {runner_log_dir,     "$RUNNER_BASE_DIR/log"}.
-{pipe_dir,           "/tmp/$RUNNER_BASE_DIR/"}.
+{pipe_dir,           "/tmp/$RUNNER_SCRIPT/"}.
 {runner_user,        ""}.
-