diff --git a/e2e/consul/input/checks_group.nomad b/e2e/consul/input/checks_group.nomad
index 13b1b401127..fae1b9fc711 100644
--- a/e2e/consul/input/checks_group.nomad
+++ b/e2e/consul/input/checks_group.nomad
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ job "group_check" {
         interval = "2s"
         timeout  = "2s"
         command  = "cat"
-        args     = ["alive-2b"]
+        args     = ["/tmp/${NOMAD_ALLOC_ID}-alive-2b"]
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/e2e/consul/script_checks.go b/e2e/consul/script_checks.go
index 11cceb841e4..7e980eaed40 100644
--- a/e2e/consul/script_checks.go
+++ b/e2e/consul/script_checks.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (tc *ScriptChecksE2ETest) TestGroupScriptCheck(f *framework.F) {
 
 	// Check in warning state becomes healthy after check passes
 	_, _, err := exec(nomadClient, allocs,
-		[]string{"/bin/sh", "-c", "touch ${NOMAD_TASK_DIR}/alive-2b"})
+		[]string{"/bin/sh", "-c", "touch /tmp/${NOMAD_ALLOC_ID}-alive-2b"})
 	require.NoError(err)
 	e2eutil.RequireConsulStatus(require, consulClient, "group-service-2", capi.HealthPassing)