diff --git a/templates/container/container-build.gitlab-ci.yml b/templates/container/container-build.gitlab-ci.yml
index c90c403..d23a323 100644
--- a/templates/container/container-build.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/templates/container/container-build.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   image: $MAVEN_IMAGE
   script:
     - "cd $CONTEXT_LOCATION"
-    - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS jib:buildTar -DskipTests -Djib.outputPaths.tar=image.tar $EXTRA_ARGS
+    - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS jib:buildTar -DskipTests -Djib.outputPaths.tar=$CI_PROJECT_DIR/image.tar $EXTRA_ARGS
 
 .container-build-jib-gradle:
   extends: .container-build-common
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     EXTRA_ARGS: $GRADLE_EXTRA_ARGS
   script:
     - "cd $CONTEXT_LOCATION"
-    - ./gradlew $GRADLE_CLI_OPTS jibBuildTar -DskipTests -Djib.outputPaths.tar=image.tar $EXTRA_ARGS
+    - ./gradlew $GRADLE_CLI_OPTS jibBuildTar -DskipTests -Djib.outputPaths.tar=$CI_PROJECT_DIR/image.tar $EXTRA_ARGS
 
 .container-build-kaniko:
   extends: .container-build-common