diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d6a56a28e6..18e96637ba 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ deps-flatpak:
     paths:
       - _build-$RUNNER
       - flatpak-builder.log
-      - babl-meson-log.tar
-      - gegl-meson-log.tar
+      - babl-meson-log.txt
+      - gegl-meson-log.txt
     expire_in: 2 hours
 
 gimp-flatpak:
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ gimp-flatpak:
       - temp*.flatpak
       - repo*.tar
       - gimp-flatpak-builder.log
-      - gimp-meson-log.tar
+      - gimp-meson-log.txt
     expire_in: 2 days
 
 
diff --git a/build/linux/flatpak/1_build-deps-flatpakbuilder.sh b/build/linux/flatpak/1_build-deps-flatpakbuilder.sh
index 0ca32d4d1a..06856d17bf 100644
--- a/build/linux/flatpak/1_build-deps-flatpakbuilder.sh
+++ b/build/linux/flatpak/1_build-deps-flatpakbuilder.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ printf "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:babl_build[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KBuilding
 eval $FLATPAK_BUILDER --force-clean --disable-rofiles-fuse --keep-build-dirs --build-only --stop-at=gegl \
                       "$GIMP_PREFIX" build/linux/flatpak/org.gimp.GIMP-nightly.json
 if [ "$GITLAB_CI" ]; then
-  tar cf babl-meson-log.tar .flatpak-builder/build/babl-1/_flatpak_build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
+  cp .flatpak-builder/build/babl-1/_flatpak_build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt babl-meson-log.txt
 fi
 printf "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:babl_build\r\e[0K\n"
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ printf "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:gegl_build[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KBuilding
 eval $FLATPAK_BUILDER --force-clean --disable-rofiles-fuse --keep-build-dirs --build-only --stop-at=gimp \
                       "$GIMP_PREFIX" build/linux/flatpak/org.gimp.GIMP-nightly.json
 if [ "$GITLAB_CI" ]; then
-  tar cf gegl-meson-log.tar .flatpak-builder/build/gegl-1/_flatpak_build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
+  cp .flatpak-builder/build/gegl-1/_flatpak_build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt gegl-meson-log.txt
   printf "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:gegl_build\r\e[0K\n"
 
   ## Save built deps for 'gimp-flatpak' job ##
diff --git a/build/linux/flatpak/2_build-gimp-flatpakbuilder.sh b/build/linux/flatpak/2_build-gimp-flatpakbuilder.sh
index 1806076bce..b2ee7847b8 100644
--- a/build/linux/flatpak/2_build-gimp-flatpakbuilder.sh
+++ b/build/linux/flatpak/2_build-gimp-flatpakbuilder.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ printf "\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:gimp_build[collapsed=true]\r\e[0KBuilding
 eval $FLATPAK_BUILDER --force-clean --disable-rofiles-fuse --keep-build-dirs --build-only --disable-download \
                       "$GIMP_PREFIX" build/linux/flatpak/org.gimp.GIMP-nightly.json > gimp-flatpak-builder.log 2>&1 || { cat gimp-flatpak-builder.log; exit 1; }
 if [ "$GITLAB_CI" ]; then
-  tar cf gimp-meson-log.tar .flatpak-builder/build/gimp-1/_flatpak_build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
+  cp .flatpak-builder/build/gimp-1/_flatpak_build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt gimp-meson-log.txt
 fi
 printf "\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:gimp_build\r\e[0K\n"