diff --git a/scripts/process.py b/scripts/process.py
index fcfb48a..f1e9f9a 100644
--- a/scripts/process.py
+++ b/scripts/process.py
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 import argparse
 import tempfile
-import os
+import shutil
 
 from structure_assignment.pipeline import Pipeline, create_nlp
 
 resource_directory = '../resources'
 
 def run_all(input_file_name, output_file_name, nlp, structure_file_name):
-    tmp_file_name = tempfile.mksfile()
-    string_to_parse(input_file_name, tmp_file_name, nlp)
+    tmp_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    tmp_file_name = tmp_directory + '/parsed.xml'
+    strings_to_parse(input_file_name, tmp_file_name, nlp)
     parse_to_dictionary(tmp_file_name, output_file_name, structure_file_name)
-    os.remove(tmp_file_name)
+    shutil.rmtree(tmp_directory)
     validate_structures(structure_file_name)
     validate_dictionary(output_file_name)
 
 def strings_to_dictionary(input_file_name, output_file_name, nlp, structure_file_name):
-    tmp_file_name = tempfile.mksfile()
-    string_to_parse(input_file_name, tmp_file_name, nlp)
+    tmp_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    tmp_file_name = tmp_directory + '/parsed.xml'
+    strings_to_parse(input_file_name, tmp_file_name, nlp)
     parse_to_dictionary(tmp_file_name, output_file_name, structure_file_name)
-    os.remove(tmp_file_name)
+    shutil.rmtree(tmp_directory)
 
 def strings_to_parse(input_file_name, output_file_name, nlp):
     pipeline = Pipeline(resource_directory, nlp)