diff --git a/roles/download-artifacts-from-check/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/download-artifacts-from-check/tasks/main.yaml
index 75d490c..48ef576 100644
--- a/roles/download-artifacts-from-check/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/download-artifacts-from-check/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -2,17 +2,25 @@
     msg: "This job only works in the 'promote' pipeline."
   when: zuul.pipeline != 'promote'
 
+- name: Ensure artifacts directory exists
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  file:
+    path: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/artifacts"
+    state: directory
+
 - name: Retrieve artifacts built within the check pipeline
   shell: |
     set -ex
-    curl "https://zuul.gerrit.cesnet.cz/api/tenant/{{ zuul.tenant }}/builds?pipeline=check&change={{ zuul.change }}&patchset={{ zuul.patchset }}" --output {{ zuul_output_dir }}/logs/check_jobs_for_change.json
-    ALL_JOBS=$(jq -r '.[].job_name' < {{ zuul_output_dir }}/logs/check_jobs_for_change.json | sort | uniq)
+    CHECKS_JSON={{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/check_jobs_for_change.json
+    curl "{{ zuul_root_url }}/api/tenant/{{ zuul.tenant }}/builds?pipeline=check&change={{ zuul.change }}&patchset={{ zuul.patchset }}" --output ${CHECKS_JSON}
+    ALL_JOBS=$(jq -r '.[].job_name' < ${CHECKS_JSON} | sort | uniq)
     for JOB_NAME in ${ALL_JOBS}; do
-      ARTIFACTS_URL=$(jq -r ". | map(select(.job_name == \"${JOB_NAME}\"))[0].artifacts[].url" < {{ zuul_output_dir }}/logs/check_jobs_for_change.json)
-      mkdir {{ zuul_output_dir }}/artifacts/${JOB_NAME}
-      pushd {{ zuul_output_dir }}/artifacts/${JOB_NAME}
+      ARTIFACTS_URL=$(jq -r ". | map(select(.job_name == \"${JOB_NAME}\"))[0].artifacts[].url" < ${CHECKS_JSON})
+      mkdir {{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/artifacts/${JOB_NAME}
+      pushd {{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/artifacts/${JOB_NAME}
       for ONE_URL in ${ARTIFACTS_URL}; do
         curl -O "${ONE_URL}"
       done
       popd
     done
+    rm -f ${CHECKS_JSON}