diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/FixNameCrcValuesPatch.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/FixNameCrcValuesPatch.java
index 66c6147569..3a1fdffaee 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/FixNameCrcValuesPatch.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/FixNameCrcValuesPatch.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.util.zip.CRC32;
 
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.AbstractPatch;
+import org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.PatchExecuter;
 import org.alfresco.repo.batch.BatchProcessor;
 import org.alfresco.repo.batch.BatchProcessor.BatchProcessWorker;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.ChildAssoc;
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.admin.PatchException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.RuleService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
+import org.alfresco.util.TempFileProvider;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.hibernate.SQLQuery;
 import org.hibernate.ScrollMode;
 import org.hibernate.ScrollableResults;
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ public class FixNameCrcValuesPatch extends AbstractPatch
     private QNameDAO qnameDAO;
     private RuleService ruleService;
     
+    private static Log progress_logger = LogFactory.getLog(PatchExecuter.class);
+    
     public FixNameCrcValuesPatch()
     {
     }
@@ -140,7 +146,10 @@ public class FixNameCrcValuesPatch extends AbstractPatch
         
         private HibernateHelper() throws IOException
         {
-            logFile = new File("./FixNameCrcValuesPatch.log");
+            // put the log file into a long life temp directory
+            File tempDir = TempFileProvider.getLongLifeTempDir("patches");
+            logFile = new File(tempDir, "FixNameCrcValuesPatch.log");
+            
             // open the file for appending
             RandomAccessFile outputFile = new RandomAccessFile(logFile, "rw");
             channel = outputFile.getChannel();
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/InvalidNameEndingPatch.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/InvalidNameEndingPatch.java
index d190163cd4..d0dd3a1320 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/InvalidNameEndingPatch.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/InvalidNameEndingPatch.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.node.db.NodeDaoService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.admin.PatchException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.DuplicateChildNodeNameException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.util.TempFileProvider;
 import org.hibernate.Query;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
@@ -121,7 +122,9 @@ public class InvalidNameEndingPatch extends AbstractPatch
         
         private HibernateHelper() throws IOException
         {
-            logFile = new File("./InvalidNameEndingPatch.log");
+            File tempDir = TempFileProvider.getLongLifeTempDir("patches");
+            logFile = new File(tempDir, "InvalidNameEndingPatch.log");
+            
             // open the file for appending
             RandomAccessFile outputFile = new RandomAccessFile(logFile, "rw");
             channel = outputFile.getChannel();
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/LinkNodeFileExtensionPatch.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/LinkNodeFileExtensionPatch.java
index 3b99b9f513..6c5d0e068b 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/LinkNodeFileExtensionPatch.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/LinkNodeFileExtensionPatch.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.node.db.NodeDaoService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.admin.PatchException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.DuplicateChildNodeNameException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.util.TempFileProvider;
 import org.hibernate.Query;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
@@ -115,8 +116,9 @@ public class LinkNodeFileExtensionPatch extends AbstractPatch
         private HibernateHelper() throws IOException
         {
         	// Open a log file
-        	
-            logFile = new File("./LinkNodeExtensionPatch.log");
+            File tempDir = TempFileProvider.getLongLifeTempDir("patches");
+            logFile = new File(tempDir, "LinkNodeExtensionPatch.log");
+           
             RandomAccessFile outputFile = new RandomAccessFile(logFile, "rw");
             channel = outputFile.getChannel();