diff --git a/docs/tutorials/playground/run.sh b/docs/tutorials/playground/run.sh
index e7f1255b..4a6723d7 100755
--- a/docs/tutorials/playground/run.sh
+++ b/docs/tutorials/playground/run.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export LNAVSECURE=1
 export TERM=xterm-256color
 
 timeout --foreground --kill-after=30s 10m lnav \
+    -d "/tmp/$(echo "playground."$(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S")".$$.log")" \
     /tutorials/playground/logs \
     /tutorials/playground/text \
     /tutorials/playground/index.md#playground
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/tutorial1/run.sh b/docs/tutorials/tutorial1/run.sh
index ad277c82..6785ac47 100755
--- a/docs/tutorials/tutorial1/run.sh
+++ b/docs/tutorials/tutorial1/run.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export LNAVSECURE=1
 export TERM=xterm-256color
 
 timeout --foreground --kill-after=30s 5m lnav \
+    -d "/tmp/$(echo "tutorial1."$(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S")".$$.log")" \
     -I /tutorials/tutorial-lib \
     /tutorials/tutorial1/tutorial1.glog \
     /tutorials/tutorial1/index.md#tutorial-1