diff --git a/backport/backport.js b/backport/backport.js
index 86b8de5..09f0c10 100644
--- a/backport/backport.js
+++ b/backport/backport.js
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ const getFailedBackportCommentBody = ({ base, commitToBackport, errorMessage, he
     if (hasBody) {
         lines = lines.concat([
             '# Create the PR body template',
-            `gh pr view ${originalNumber} --json body --template 'Backport ${commitToBackport} from #${originalNumber}{{ "\\n\\n---\\n\\n" }}{{ index . "body" }}' > .pr-body.txt`,
+            `PR_BODY=$(gh pr view ${originalNumber} --json body --template 'Backport ${commitToBackport} from #${originalNumber}{{ "\\n\\n---\\n\\n" }}{{ index . "body" }}')`,
             `# Push the branch to GitHub and a PR`,
-            `gh pr create --title "${escapedTitle}" --body-file .pr-body.txt ${joinedLabels} --base ${base} --milestone ${backportMilestone} --web`,
+            `echo "$\{PR_BODY\}" | gh pr create --title "${escapedTitle}" --body-file - ${joinedLabels} --base ${base} --milestone ${backportMilestone} --web`, //eslint-disable-line
         ]);
     }
     else {
diff --git a/backport/backport.ts b/backport/backport.ts
index 3b713ab..5a6ef61 100644
--- a/backport/backport.ts
+++ b/backport/backport.ts
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ export const getFailedBackportCommentBody = ({
 	if (hasBody) {
 		lines = lines.concat([
 			'# Create the PR body template',
-			`gh pr view ${originalNumber} --json body --template 'Backport ${commitToBackport} from #${originalNumber}{{ "\\n\\n---\\n\\n" }}{{ index . "body" }}' > .pr-body.txt`,
+			`PR_BODY=$(gh pr view ${originalNumber} --json body --template 'Backport ${commitToBackport} from #${originalNumber}{{ "\\n\\n---\\n\\n" }}{{ index . "body" }}')`,
 			`# Push the branch to GitHub and a PR`,
-			`gh pr create --title "${escapedTitle}" --body-file .pr-body.txt ${joinedLabels} --base ${base} --milestone ${backportMilestone} --web`,
+			`echo "$\{PR_BODY\}" | gh pr create --title "${escapedTitle}" --body-file - ${joinedLabels} --base ${base} --milestone ${backportMilestone} --web`, //eslint-disable-line
 		])
 	} else {
 		lines = lines.concat([