diff --git a/roles/fetch_validations/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/fetch_validations/defaults/main.yaml
index 9ae8482..1c4a770 100644
--- a/roles/fetch_validations/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/fetch_validations/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 src_dir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
 output_dir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}"
 log_path: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}"
+artifacts_dir: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/artifacts"
diff --git a/roles/fetch_validations/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/fetch_validations/tasks/main.yaml
index 7379a67..c11644b 100644
--- a/roles/fetch_validations/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/fetch_validations/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     state: directory
   with_items:
     - "{{ log_path }}/validations-logs"
-    - "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/artifacts"
+    - "{{ artifacts_dir }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: vf_output_dir