diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml
index a482ade..c39329c 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml
@@ -1028,10 +1028,10 @@
       args: { executable: /bin/bash }
       changed_when: true
 
-    - name: PHASE 1 | DEV2 simulate upgrade marker AA_startedupgrade
+    - name: PHASE 1 | DEV2 simulate upgrade marker /tmp/AA_startedupgrade
       delegate_to: localhost
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        export DEV2_CMD="touch AA_startedupgrade"
+        export DEV2_CMD="touch /tmp/AA_startedupgrade"
         {{ dev2_exec_cmd }}
       args: { executable: /bin/bash }
       changed_when: true