diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/recovery/RecoveryDirectory.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/recovery/RecoveryDirectory.java
index 1fa52cf61..24b91d476 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/recovery/RecoveryDirectory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/recovery/RecoveryDirectory.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public final class RecoveryDirectory implements AutoCloseable {
 		FileAttribute<?> attr = PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(
 				PosixFilePermissions.fromString("rwx------")
 		);
-		Path tempDir = Files.createTempDirectory("r", attr);
+		Path tempDir = Files.createTempDirectory("cryptomator", attr);
 		return new RecoveryDirectory(vaultPath, tempDir);
 	}