diff --git a/packages/contentstack-import/src/import/modules/content-types.ts b/packages/contentstack-import/src/import/modules/content-types.ts
index 7872d49b67..ada27cda01 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-import/src/import/modules/content-types.ts
+++ b/packages/contentstack-import/src/import/modules/content-types.ts
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ export default class ContentTypesImport extends BaseClass {
     this.pendingGFs = [];
     this.pendingExts = [];
     this.taxonomiesPath = path.join(
-      sanitizePath(importConfig.contentDir),
+      sanitizePath(importConfig.backupDir),
       PATH_CONSTANTS.MAPPER,
       PATH_CONSTANTS.MAPPER_MODULES.TAXONOMIES,
       PATH_CONSTANTS.FILES.SUCCESS,
     );
     this.extPendingPath = path.join(
-      sanitizePath(importConfig.contentDir),
+      sanitizePath(importConfig.backupDir),
       PATH_CONSTANTS.MAPPER,
       PATH_CONSTANTS.MAPPER_MODULES.EXTENSIONS,
       PATH_CONSTANTS.FILES.PENDING_EXTENSIONS,