diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index ec9ed427..654cb429 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ try {
     stage("publish") { timeout(time: 5, unit: 'MINUTES') {
       def commit = sh(returnStdout: true, script: "git rev-parse HEAD").trim()
       def release = env.BRANCH_NAME == "master" || env.BRANCH_NAME == "unstable" || sh(returnStdout: true, script: "git describe --exact-match HEAD || true").trim()
-      def workDir = pwd()
+      def workDir = pwd(tmp:true)
       lock('triqs_publish') {
       /* Update documention on gh-pages branch */
       dir("$workDir/gh-pages") {