diff --git a/tasks/tasks.go b/tasks/tasks.go
index 208734c6..d6693920 100644
--- a/tasks/tasks.go
+++ b/tasks/tasks.go
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ func (task *taskType) checkTransfer() error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("marshalling manifest content: %s", err.Error())
 			}
-			var manifestFile *os.File
-			manifestFile, err = os.CreateTemp(config.Service.ManifestDirectory,
-				"manifest.json")
+			task.ManifestFile = filepath.Join(config.Service.ManifestDirectory,
+				fmt.Sprintf("manifest-%s.json", task.Id.String()))
+			manifestFile, err := os.Create(task.ManifestFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("creating manifest file: %s", err.Error())
 			}
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ func (task *taskType) checkTransfer() error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("writing manifest file content: %s", err.Error())
 			}
-			task.ManifestFile = manifestFile.Name()
 			err = manifestFile.Close()
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("closing manifest file: %s", err.Error())