diff --git a/scripts/quitcd/quitcd.bash b/scripts/quitcd/quitcd.bash
index 5c12ae23..9e87d723 100644
--- a/scripts/quitcd/quitcd.bash
+++ b/scripts/quitcd/quitcd.bash
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-export NNN_TMPFILE="$(mktemp -u nnn.XXXXXXXX)"
-
 n()
 {
+        export NNN_TMPFILE="$(mktemp -u nnn.XXXXXXXX)"
+
         nnn "$@"
 
         if [ -f $NNN_TMPFILE ]; then