diff --git a/dist/chromium/publish-beta.py b/dist/chromium/publish-beta.py
index 5a6e19fe0..a731e9b32 100755
--- a/dist/chromium/publish-beta.py
+++ b/dist/chromium/publish-beta.py
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ github_owner = 'gorhill'
 github_repo = 'uBlock'
 
 # Load/save auth secrets
-# The build directory is excluded from git
+# The tmp directory is excluded from git
 ubo_secrets = dict()
-ubo_secrets_filename = os.path.join(projdir, 'dist', 'build', 'ubo_secrets')
+ubo_secrets_filename = os.path.join(projdir, 'tmp', 'ubo_secrets')
 if os.path.isfile(ubo_secrets_filename):
     with open(ubo_secrets_filename) as f:
         ubo_secrets = json.load(f)
diff --git a/dist/firefox/publish-signed-beta.py b/dist/firefox/publish-signed-beta.py
index 2e56d12bb..ed542ef00 100755
--- a/dist/firefox/publish-signed-beta.py
+++ b/dist/firefox/publish-signed-beta.py
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ github_owner = 'gorhill'
 github_repo = 'uBlock'
 
 # Load/save auth secrets
-# The build directory is excluded from git
+# The tmp directory is excluded from git
 ubo_secrets = dict()
-ubo_secrets_filename = os.path.join(projdir, 'dist', 'build', 'ubo_secrets')
+ubo_secrets_filename = os.path.join(projdir, 'tmp', 'ubo_secrets')
 if os.path.isfile(ubo_secrets_filename):
     with open(ubo_secrets_filename) as f:
         ubo_secrets = json.load(f)
diff --git a/dist/mv3/firefox/publish-signed-beta.py b/dist/mv3/firefox/publish-signed-beta.py
index 0c5f8cd0f..f298cc833 100755
--- a/dist/mv3/firefox/publish-signed-beta.py
+++ b/dist/mv3/firefox/publish-signed-beta.py
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ github_owner = 'gorhill'
 github_repo = 'uBlock'
 
 # Load/save auth secrets
-# The build directory is excluded from git
+# The tmp directory is excluded from git
 ubo_secrets = dict()
-ubo_secrets_filename = os.path.join(projdir, 'dist', 'build', 'ubo_secrets')
+ubo_secrets_filename = os.path.join(projdir, 'tmp', 'ubo_secrets')
 if os.path.isfile(ubo_secrets_filename):
     with open(ubo_secrets_filename) as f:
         ubo_secrets = json.load(f)