diff --git a/src/main/java/tabby/common/utils/FileUtils.java b/src/main/java/tabby/common/utils/FileUtils.java
index 944afce..2002bc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tabby/common/utils/FileUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tabby/common/utils/FileUtils.java
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public static void putRawContent(String path, Collection<String> data){
      */
     public static Path registerTempDirectory(String directory) throws IOException {
 
-        final Path tmpDir = Files.createTempDirectory("tabby_"+directory);
+        final Path tmpDir = createTempDirectory("tabby_"+directory);
         // Delete the temp directory at shutdown
         Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(() -> {
             try {
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ public static Path registerTempDirectory(String directory) throws IOException {
         return tmpDir;
     }
 
+    public static Path createTempDirectory(String directory){
+        String filepath = String.join(File.separator, GlobalConfiguration.TEMP_PATH, directory + UUID.randomUUID());
+        if(!fileExists(filepath)){
+            createDirectory(filepath);
+        }
+        return Paths.get(filepath);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Recursively delete the directory root and all its contents
      * @param root Root directory to be deleted
diff --git a/src/main/java/tabby/config/GlobalConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/tabby/config/GlobalConfiguration.java
index 5765086..b376b6c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tabby/config/GlobalConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tabby/config/GlobalConfiguration.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class GlobalConfiguration {
     public static String CONFIG_FILE_PATH = String.join(File.separator, System.getProperty("user.dir"), "config", "settings.properties");
     public static String LIBS_PATH = String.join(File.separator, System.getProperty("user.dir"), "libs");
     public static String JRE_LIBS_PATH = String.join(File.separator, System.getProperty("user.dir"), "jre_libs");
+    public static String TEMP_PATH = String.join(File.separator, System.getProperty("user.dir"), "temp");
     public static String RULES_PATH;
     public static String SINK_RULE_PATH;
     public static String SYSTEM_RULE_PATH;