diff --git a/framework/python/src/test_orc/test_orchestrator.py b/framework/python/src/test_orc/test_orchestrator.py
index c78830bd8..403034c72 100644
--- a/framework/python/src/test_orc/test_orchestrator.py
+++ b/framework/python/src/test_orc/test_orchestrator.py
@@ -271,30 +271,40 @@ def zip_results(self,
         device.device_folder),
         timestamp)
 
+      # Define temp directory to store files before zipping
+      results_dir = os.path.join(f'/tmp/testrun/{time.time()}')
+
       # Define where to save the zip file
-      zip_location = os.path.join('/tmp/testrun',timestamp)
+      zip_location = os.path.join("/tmp/testrun",
+                                  timestamp)
+
+      # Delete zip_temp if it already exists
+      if os.path.exists(results_dir):
+        os.remove(results_dir)
 
       # Delete ZIP if it already exists
       if os.path.exists(zip_location + ".zip"):
         os.remove(zip_location + ".zip")
 
+      shutil.copytree(src_path,results_dir)
+
       # Include profile if specified
       if profile is not None:
         LOGGER.debug(
           f"Copying profile {profile.name} to results directory")
         shutil.copy(profile.get_file_path(),
                     os.path.join(
-                      src_path,
+                      results_dir,
                       "profile.json"))
 
-        with open(os.path.join(src_path, "profile.pdf"), "wb") as f:
+        with open(os.path.join(results_dir, "profile.pdf"), "wb") as f:
           f.write(profile.to_pdf(device).getvalue())
 
-        with open(os.path.join(src_path, "profile.html"), "w") as fp:
-          fp.write(profile.to_html(device))
-
       # Create ZIP archive
-      shutil.make_archive(zip_location, "zip", src_path)
+      shutil.make_archive(zip_location, "zip", results_dir)
+
+      # Delete the temp results directory
+      shutil.rmtree(results_dir)
 
       # Check that the ZIP was successfully created
       zip_file = zip_location + ".zip"
@@ -302,6 +312,7 @@ def zip_results(self,
                                 if os.path.exists(zip_file)
                                 else'creation failed'}''')
 
+
       return zip_file
 
     except Exception as error: # pylint: disable=W0703