diff --git a/backend/data_export/celery_tasks.py b/backend/data_export/celery_tasks.py
index 075f69a7..84755c72 100644
--- a/backend/data_export/celery_tasks.py
+++ b/backend/data_export/celery_tasks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os
+import shutil
+import uuid
 
 from celery import shared_task
 from celery.utils.log import get_task_logger
@@ -8,7 +10,6 @@ from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from .pipeline.dataset import Dataset
 from .pipeline.factories import create_formatter, create_labels, create_writer
 from .pipeline.services import ExportApplicationService
-from .pipeline.writers import remove_files, zip_files
 from data_export.models import ExportedExample
 from projects.models import Member, Project
 
@@ -27,15 +28,22 @@ def create_collaborative_dataset(project: Project, file_format: str, confirmed_o
     formatters = create_formatter(project, file_format)
     writer = create_writer(file_format)
     service = ExportApplicationService(dataset, formatters, writer)
-    filepath = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, f"all.{writer.extension}")
+    dirname = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    dirpath = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, dirname)
+    os.makedirs(dirpath, exist_ok=True)
+    filepath = os.path.join(dirpath, f"all.{writer.extension}")
     service.export(filepath)
-    return filepath
+    zip_file = shutil.make_archive(dirpath, "zip", dirpath)
+    shutil.rmtree(dirpath)
+    return zip_file
 
 
 def create_individual_dataset(project: Project, file_format: str, confirmed_only: bool):
-    files = []
     members = Member.objects.filter(project=project)
     is_text_project = project.is_text_project
+    dirname = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    dirpath = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, dirname)
+    os.makedirs(dirpath, exist_ok=True)
     for member in members:
         if confirmed_only:
             examples = ExportedExample.objects.confirmed(project, user=member.user)
@@ -47,11 +55,10 @@ def create_individual_dataset(project: Project, file_format: str, confirmed_only
         formatters = create_formatter(project, file_format)
         writer = create_writer(file_format)
         service = ExportApplicationService(dataset, formatters, writer)
-        filepath = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, f"{member.username}.{writer.extension}")
+        filepath = os.path.join(dirpath, f"{member.username}.{writer.extension}")
         service.export(filepath)
-        files.append(filepath)
-    zip_file = zip_files(files, settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
-    remove_files(files)
+    zip_file = shutil.make_archive(dirpath, "zip", dirpath)
+    shutil.rmtree(dirpath)
     return zip_file
 
 
diff --git a/backend/data_export/pipeline/writers.py b/backend/data_export/pipeline/writers.py
index 31ff499f..3377a97c 100644
--- a/backend/data_export/pipeline/writers.py
+++ b/backend/data_export/pipeline/writers.py
@@ -1,24 +1,8 @@
 import abc
-import os
-import uuid
-import zipfile
 
 import pandas as pd
 
 
-def zip_files(files, dirname):
-    save_file = os.path.join(dirname, f"{uuid.uuid4()}.zip")
-    with zipfile.ZipFile(save_file, "w", compression=zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:
-        for file in files:
-            zf.write(filename=file, arcname=os.path.basename(file))
-    return save_file
-
-
-def remove_files(files):
-    for file in files:
-        os.remove(file)
-
-
 class Writer(abc.ABC):
     extension = ""