diff --git a/tutor/commands/compose.py b/tutor/commands/compose.py
index 53c0791..fd5d9bc 100644
--- a/tutor/commands/compose.py
+++ b/tutor/commands/compose.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class ComposeJobRunner(jobs.BaseComposeJobRunner):
         self.docker_compose_files: t.List[str] = []
         self.docker_compose_job_files: t.List[str] = []
         self.docker_compose_tmp_path = ""
+        self.docker_compose_jobs_tmp_path = ""
 
     def docker_compose(self, *command: str) -> int:
         """
@@ -62,11 +63,11 @@ class ComposeJobRunner(jobs.BaseComposeJobRunner):
         )
         tutor_env.write_to(
             serialize.dumps(docker_compose_tmp),
-            tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "local", "docker-compose.tmp.yml"),
+            self.docker_compose_tmp_path,
         )
         tutor_env.write_to(
             serialize.dumps(docker_compose_jobs_tmp),
-            tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "local", "docker-compose.jobs.tmp.yml"),
+            self.docker_compose_jobs_tmp_path,
         )
 
     def run_job(self, service: str, command: str) -> int:
diff --git a/tutor/commands/dev.py b/tutor/commands/dev.py
index 46f500e..297671e 100644
--- a/tutor/commands/dev.py
+++ b/tutor/commands/dev.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ class DevJobRunner(compose.ComposeJobRunner):
         self.docker_compose_tmp_path = tutor_env.pathjoin(
             self.root, "dev", "docker-compose.tmp.yml"
         )
+        self.docker_compose_jobs_tmp_path = tutor_env.pathjoin(
+            self.root, "dev", "docker-compose.jobs.tmp.yml"
+        )
         self.docker_compose_files += [
             tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "local", "docker-compose.yml"),
             tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "dev", "docker-compose.yml"),
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ class DevJobRunner(compose.ComposeJobRunner):
         self.docker_compose_job_files += [
             tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "local", "docker-compose.jobs.yml"),
             tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "dev", "docker-compose.jobs.yml"),
-            tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "local", "docker-compose.jobs.tmp.yml"),
+            self.docker_compose_jobs_tmp_path,
             tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "local", "docker-compose.jobs.override.yml"),
             tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "dev", "docker-compose.jobs.override.yml"),
         ]
diff --git a/tutor/commands/local.py b/tutor/commands/local.py
index a26ee07..7e48175 100644
--- a/tutor/commands/local.py
+++ b/tutor/commands/local.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ class LocalJobRunner(compose.ComposeJobRunner):
         super().__init__(root, config)
         self.project_name = get_typed(self.config, "LOCAL_PROJECT_NAME", str)
         self.docker_compose_tmp_path = tutor_env.pathjoin(
-            self.root, "dev", "docker-compose.tmp.yml"
+            self.root, "local", "docker-compose.tmp.yml"
+        )
+        self.docker_compose_jobs_tmp_path = tutor_env.pathjoin(
+            self.root, "local", "docker-compose.jobs.tmp.yml"
         )
         self.docker_compose_files += [
             tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "local", "docker-compose.yml"),
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ class LocalJobRunner(compose.ComposeJobRunner):
         ]
         self.docker_compose_job_files += [
             tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "local", "docker-compose.jobs.yml"),
-            tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "local", "docker-compose.jobs.tmp.yml"),
+            self.docker_compose_jobs_tmp_path,
             tutor_env.pathjoin(self.root, "local", "docker-compose.jobs.override.yml"),
         ]
 
diff --git a/tutor/hooks/consts.py b/tutor/hooks/consts.py
index f017944..5dfc122 100644
--- a/tutor/hooks/consts.py
+++ b/tutor/hooks/consts.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Filters:
     #:   conditionnally add mounts.
     COMPOSE_MOUNTS = filters.get("compose:mounts")
 
-    #: Contents of the local/docker-compose.tmp.yml file that will be generated at
+    #: Contents of the (local|dev)/docker-compose.tmp.yml files that will be generated at
     #: runtime. This is used for instance to bind-mount folders from the host (see
     #: :py:data:`COMPOSE_MOUNTS`)
     #: