--- a/src/main/java/net/timbusproject/extractors/modules/tavernaextractor/TavernaExtractor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/timbusproject/extractors/modules/tavernaextractor/TavernaExtractor.java
@@ -583,17 +583,13 @@
         // Set model version
         model.setVersion(ModelVersion.VERSION);
 
+
+        //create tmp file
+        Path outputTmp = Files.createTempFile("taverna-extractor","output");
+
         // Adapted from {@link ArchiveManager#saveModelToXMLFile}
         ResourceSet resourceSet = ArchimateResourceFactory.createResourceSet();
-        Resource resource = resourceSet.createResource(URI.createFileURI(outFile.getAbsolutePath()));
-
-        //TODO send file to endpoint
-        //TODO we need a tmp file in the mean time
-        //sshManager.send(...);
-
-
-
-
+        Resource resource = resourceSet.createResource(URI.createFileURI(outputTmp.toAbsolutePath().toString()));
 
         resource.getContents().add(model);
         resource.save(null);