diff --git a/lib/md_tools.sh b/lib/md_tools.sh
index 1249787..f6b85d6 100755
--- a/lib/md_tools.sh
+++ b/lib/md_tools.sh
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ getEntityFromServer () {
 		echo "ERROR: $FUNCNAME: temp directory does not exist: $tmp_dir" >&2
 		return 2
 	fi
-	tmp_response_file="$tmp_dir/mdq_response_$$.txt"
-	tmp_log_file="$tmp_dir/mdq_log_$$.txt"
+	tmp_response_file="$tmp_dir/mdq_response.txt"
+	tmp_log_file="$tmp_dir/mdq_log.txt"
 	
 	# make sure there is one (and only one) command-line argument
 	shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ))