--- gnus-uu.el~	2013-08-01 22:11:47.000000000 +0000
+++ gnus-uu.el	2013-12-18 07:43:09.961186100 +0000
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@
 	  (read-directory-name "Unbinhex and save in dir: "
 			  gnus-uu-default-dir
 			  gnus-uu-default-dir))))
+  (gnus-uu-initialize)
   (setq gnus-uu-binhex-article-name
 	(mm-make-temp-file (expand-file-name "binhex" gnus-uu-work-dir)))
   (gnus-uu-decode-with-method 'gnus-uu-binhex-article n dir))
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@
    (list current-prefix-arg
 	 (read-file-name "Unbinhex, view and save in dir: "
 			 gnus-uu-default-dir gnus-uu-default-dir)))
+  (gnus-uu-initialize)
   (setq gnus-uu-binhex-article-name
 	(mm-make-temp-file (expand-file-name "binhex" gnus-uu-work-dir)))
   (let ((gnus-view-pseudos (or gnus-view-pseudos 'automatic)))
@@ -482,8 +484,9 @@
 (defun gnus-uu-digest-mail-forward (&optional n post)
   "Digests and forwards all articles in this series."
   (interactive "P")
+  (gnus-uu-initialize)
   (let ((gnus-uu-save-in-digest t)
-	(file (mm-make-temp-file (nnheader-concat gnus-uu-tmp-dir "forward")))
+	(file (mm-make-temp-file (nnheader-concat gnus-uu-work-dir "forward")))
 	(message-forward-as-mime message-forward-as-mime)
 	(mail-parse-charset gnus-newsgroup-charset)
 	(mail-parse-ignored-charsets gnus-newsgroup-ignored-charsets)