diff --git a/scripts/webui/data/generators/backup/webui_backup_migrate.sh b/scripts/webui/data/generators/backup/webui_backup_migrate.sh
index 86f3368..dd69d35 100644
--- a/scripts/webui/data/generators/backup/webui_backup_migrate.sh
+++ b/scripts/webui/data/generators/backup/webui_backup_migrate.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ webuiGenerateBackupMigrate()
 {
     local output_dir="$containers_dir/libreportal/frontend/data/backup/generated"
     local output_file="$output_dir/migrate.json"
-    local temp_file="${output_file}.tmp.$$"
 
     runFileOp mkdir -p "$output_dir"
 
@@ -122,13 +121,15 @@ webuiGenerateBackupMigrate()
     locations_json+="]"
 
     # --- Write atomically ----------------------------------------------------
-    cat > "$temp_file" <<EOF
+    # Pipe through runFileWrite (routes the write via the dockerinstall user
+    # that owns the data/ tree) — the previous `cat > "$temp_file"` redirect
+    # failed because the manager can't open paths under $containers_dir.
+    runFileWrite "$output_file" <<EOF
 {
   "generated_at": "$generated_at",
   "destination": $destination_json,
   "locations": $locations_json
 }
 EOF
-    runFileOp mv "$temp_file" "$output_file"
     runFileOp chmod 644 "$output_file" 2>/dev/null || true
 }
diff --git a/scripts/webui/data/generators/peers/webui_peers.sh b/scripts/webui/data/generators/peers/webui_peers.sh
index f4ac02c..2652427 100644
--- a/scripts/webui/data/generators/peers/webui_peers.sh
+++ b/scripts/webui/data/generators/peers/webui_peers.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ webuiGeneratePeers()
 {
     local output_dir="$containers_dir/libreportal/frontend/data/peers/generated"
     local output_file="$output_dir/peers.json"
-    local temp_file="${output_file}.tmp.$$"
 
     runFileOp mkdir -p "$output_dir"
 
@@ -20,12 +19,15 @@ webuiGeneratePeers()
     peers=$(peerList 2>/dev/null)
     [[ -z "$peers" ]] && peers='[]'
 
-    cat > "$temp_file" <<EOF
+    # Pipe the JSON straight through runFileWrite — the previous
+    # `cat > "$temp_file"` redirect failed because $temp_file sits in the
+    # dockerinstall-owned data/ tree and the manager can't open it for write.
+    # The mv that followed then errored with "No such file or directory".
+    runFileWrite "$output_file" <<EOF
 {
   "generated_at": "$generated_at",
   "peers": $peers
 }
 EOF
-    runFileOp mv "$temp_file" "$output_file"
     runFileOp chmod 644 "$output_file" 2>/dev/null || true
 }