diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index 2d5005af..8bec30fd 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ YAML_ERROR_ON_WARNING="${YAML_ERROR_ON_WARNING:-false}"
 declare -l SAVE_SUPER_LINTER_SUMMARY
 SAVE_SUPER_LINTER_SUMMARY="${SAVE_SUPER_LINTER_SUMMARY:-false}"
 
+# Define private output paths early because cleanup depends on those being defined
+DEFAULT_SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME="super-linter-output"
+SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME="${SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME:-${DEFAULT_SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME}}"
+export SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME
+debug "Super-linter main output directory name: ${SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME}"
+
+SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH="/tmp/${DEFAULT_SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME}"
+export SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH
+debug "Super-linter private output directory path: ${SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
+mkdir -p "${SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
+
 ValidateBooleanConfigurationVariables
 
 ###########
@@ -706,7 +717,7 @@ cleanup() {
       debug "Moving Super-linter output from ${SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH} to ${SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
       mv "${SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}" "${SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
     else
-      debug "Skip moving the output directory from ${SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH} to ${SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
+      debug "Skip moving the private Super-linter output directory (${SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}) to the output directory (${SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH:-"not initialized yet"})"
     fi
 
   else
@@ -757,11 +768,6 @@ debug "TYPESCRIPT_STANDARD_TSCONFIG_FILE: ${TYPESCRIPT_STANDARD_TSCONFIG_FILE}"
 R_RULES_FILE_PATH_IN_ROOT="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${R_FILE_NAME}"
 debug "R_RULES_FILE_PATH_IN_ROOT: ${R_RULES_FILE_PATH_IN_ROOT}"
 
-DEFAULT_SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME="super-linter-output"
-SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME="${SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME:-${DEFAULT_SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME}}"
-export SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME
-debug "Super-linter main output directory name: ${SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME}"
-
 SUPER_LINTER_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME}"
 export SUPER_LINTER_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH
 debug "Super-linter main output directory path: ${SUPER_LINTER_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
@@ -770,11 +776,6 @@ SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH="${SUPER_LINTER_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}/s
 export SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH
 debug "Super-linter output directory path: ${SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
 
-SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH="/tmp/${DEFAULT_SUPER_LINTER_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_NAME}"
-export SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH
-debug "Super-linter private output directory path: ${SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
-mkdir -p "${SUPER_LINTER_PRIVATE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}"
-
 SUPER_LINTER_SUMMARY_OUTPUT_PATH="${SUPER_LINTER_MAIN_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PATH}/${SUPER_LINTER_SUMMARY_FILE_NAME:-"super-linter-summary.md"}"
 export SUPER_LINTER_SUMMARY_OUTPUT_PATH
 debug "Super-linter summary output path: ${SUPER_LINTER_SUMMARY_OUTPUT_PATH}"