diff --git a/plugins/app-json/internal-functions b/plugins/app-json/internal-functions
index 939194235..9652cec02 100755
--- a/plugins/app-json/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/app-json/internal-functions
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ get_phase_script() {
   local APP_JSON_FILE="$GET_PHASE_SCRIPT_TMP_WORK_DIR/app.json"
   trap "rm -rf '$GET_PHASE_SCRIPT_TMP_WORK_DIR' >/dev/null" RETURN INT TERM
 
-  copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "app.json" "$GET_PHASE_SCRIPT_TMP_WORK_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+  copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "app.json" "$APP_JSON_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true
 
   if [[ ! -f "$APP_JSON_FILE" ]]; then
     return 0
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions
index 6de04743f..5254394da 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ get_custom_nginx_template() {
   declare desc="attempts to copy custom nginx template from app image"
   local APP="$1"
   verify_app_name "$APP"
-  local DESTINATION="$2"
+  local DESTINATION_FILE="$2"
   local IMAGE_TAG="$(get_running_image_tag "$APP")"
   local IMAGE=$(get_deploying_app_image_name "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG")
   local NGINX_TEMPLATE_NAME="nginx.conf.sigil"
 
-  copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "$NGINX_TEMPLATE_NAME" "$DESTINATION" 2>/dev/null || true
+  copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "$NGINX_TEMPLATE_NAME" "$DESTINATION_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true
 }
 
 is_spdy_enabled() {
diff --git a/plugins/ps/functions b/plugins/ps/functions
index fe0cb0ca4..5cee618b7 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/functions
+++ b/plugins/ps/functions
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ generate_scale_file() {
   local DOKKU_PROCFILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_PROCFILE"
   verify_app_name "$APP"
 
-  if copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "DOKKU_SCALE" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "DOKKU_SCALE" "$DOKKU_SCALE_FILE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     cp "$DOKKU_SCALE_FILE" "${DOKKU_SCALE_FILE}.extracted"
   else
     rm -f "${DOKKU_SCALE_FILE}.extracted"