diff --git a/lib/buildTemplate.py b/lib/buildTemplate.py
index 6d50cda..6e9823d 100644
--- a/lib/buildTemplate.py
+++ b/lib/buildTemplate.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 eps= 2.2204e-16
 SCRIPTDIR= dirname(__file__)
 config = ConfigParser()
-config.read(f'/tmp/harm_config_{getpid()}.ini')
+config.read(pjoin(gettempdir(),f'harm_config_{getpid()}.ini'))
 N_shm = int(config['DEFAULT']['N_shm'])
 N_proc = int(config['DEFAULT']['N_proc'])
 bshell_b = int(config['DEFAULT']['bshell_b'])
diff --git a/lib/debug_fa.py b/lib/debug_fa.py
index 52e7c5c..a8589a1 100644
--- a/lib/debug_fa.py
+++ b/lib/debug_fa.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 mniTmp = pjoin(ROOTDIR, 'IITAtlas', 'IITmean_FA.nii.gz')
 
 config = ConfigParser()
-config.read(f'/tmp/harm_config_{getpid()}.ini')
+config.read(pjoin(gettempdir(),f'harm_config_{getpid()}.ini'))
 N_proc = int(config['DEFAULT']['N_proc'])
 diffusionMeasures = [x for x in config['DEFAULT']['diffusionMeasures'].split(',')]
 bshell_b = int(config['DEFAULT']['bshell_b'])
diff --git a/lib/preprocess.py b/lib/preprocess.py
index 32f73f7..c83f869 100644
--- a/lib/preprocess.py
+++ b/lib/preprocess.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 SCRIPTDIR= dirname(__file__)
 config = ConfigParser()
-config.read(f'/tmp/harm_config_{getpid()}.ini')
+config.read(pjoin(gettempdir(),f'harm_config_{getpid()}.ini'))
 
 N_shm = int(config['DEFAULT']['N_shm'])
 N_proc = int(config['DEFAULT']['N_proc'])
diff --git a/lib/reconstSignal.py b/lib/reconstSignal.py
index 17a14b9..6cfdd91 100644
--- a/lib/reconstSignal.py
+++ b/lib/reconstSignal.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 eps= 2.2204e-16
 SCRIPTDIR= dirname(__file__)
 config = ConfigParser()
-config.read(f'/tmp/harm_config_{getpid()}.ini')
+config.read(pjoin(gettempdir(),f'harm_config_{getpid()}.ini'))
 N_shm = int(config['DEFAULT']['N_shm'])
 N_proc = int(config['DEFAULT']['N_proc'])
 bshell_b = int(config['DEFAULT']['bshell_b'])
diff --git a/lib/util.py b/lib/util.py
index 71c7c10..d7b297c 100644
--- a/lib/util.py
+++ b/lib/util.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from shutil import copyfile, rmtree
 import numpy as np
 import shutil, sys
+from tempfile import gettempdir
 
 SCRIPTDIR= abspath(dirname(__file__))