diff --git a/internal/scripts/docker/build_met_docker.sh b/internal/scripts/docker/build_met_docker.sh
index 8b35284458..9ca8f81e3f 100755
--- a/internal/scripts/docker/build_met_docker.sh
+++ b/internal/scripts/docker/build_met_docker.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ cd /met
 echo "Creating tar file for MET ${MET_GIT_NAME}"
 tar -zcf MET-${MET_GIT_NAME}.tar.gz MET-${MET_GIT_NAME}/
 echo "Moving tar file to tar_files subdirectory"
-mv MET-${MET_GIT_NAME}.tar.gz
+mv MET-${MET_GIT_NAME}.tar.gz tar_files
 
 mkdir -p /met/logs