diff --git a/dockerfiles/swh-journal-publisher/publisher.yml b/dockerfiles/swh-journal-publisher/publisher.yml
--- a/dockerfiles/swh-journal-publisher/publisher.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/swh-journal-publisher/publisher.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 brokers:
   - kafka
 
-temporary_prefix: swh.tmp.journal.new
+temporary_prefix: swh.tmp.journal
 
 storage:
   cls: remote
diff --git a/dockerfiles/swh-storage-listener/listener.yml b/dockerfiles/swh-storage-listener/listener.yml
--- a/dockerfiles/swh-storage-listener/listener.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/swh-storage-listener/listener.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 database: service=swh
 brokers:
   - kafka
-topic_prefix: swh.tmp.journal.new
+topic_prefix: swh.tmp.journal