diff --git a/db_scripts/db_restore b/db_scripts/db_restore
index 0c963a7..13591f8 100644
--- a/db_scripts/db_restore
+++ b/db_scripts/db_restore
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ if [ "$(wc -l <<<"$CONTAINER")" -ne 1 ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-#need to do this in case db dump file has a colon in it
-cp "$1" tmp.sql
-docker cp tmp.sql "$CONTAINER:/"
-rm tmp.sql
+docker cp "./$1" "$CONTAINER:/tmp.sql"
 
 # this will fail if there are active sessions by users other than 'postgres'
 # make sure all wubloader components are disconnected