diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el
index 1c9b4ce..6d43d23 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-fun.el
@@ -250,20 +250,21 @@ colors of the displayed X-Faces."
   (interactive)
   (shell-command "xawtv-remote snap ppm")
   (let ((file nil)
+    (tempfile (make-temp-file "gnus-face-" nil "*.ppm"))
 	result)
     (while (null (setq file (directory-files "/tftpboot/sparky/tmp"
 					     t "snap.*ppm")))
       (sleep-for 1))
     (setq file (car file))
     (shell-command
-     (format "pnmcut -left 110 -top 30 -width 144 -height 144 '%s' | pnmscale -width 48 -height 48 | ppmtopgm > /tmp/gnus.face.ppm"
-	     file))
+     (format "pnmcut -left 110 -top 30 -width 144 -height 144 '%s' | pnmscale -width 48 -height 48 | ppmtopgm >> %s"
+	     file tempfile))
     (let ((gnus-convert-image-to-face-command
 	   (format "cat '%%s' | ppmquant %%d | ppmchange %s | pnmtopng"
 		   (gnus-fun-ppm-change-string))))
-      (setq result (gnus-face-from-file "/tmp/gnus.face.ppm")))
+      (setq result (gnus-face-from-file tempfile)))
     (delete-file file)
-    ;;(delete-file "/tmp/gnus.face.ppm")
+    ;;(delete-file tempfile)
     result))
 
 (defun gnus-fun-ppm-change-string ()