diff --git a/tasks/install.yaml b/tasks/install.yaml
index d7a90ec..86f219a 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install.yaml
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@
       loop:
         - "/etc/zot"
         - "/var/lib/zot"
+        - "/var/tmp/zot"
diff --git a/templates/zot/zot.service.j2 b/templates/zot/zot.service.j2
index ecc70bf..22fde2b 100644
--- a/templates/zot/zot.service.j2
+++ b/templates/zot/zot.service.j2
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ After=network.target auditd.service local-fs.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/zot serve /etc/zot/config.json
+Environment=TMPDIR=/var/tmp/zot
 Restart=on-failure
 User=root
 Group=root