diff --git a/pEpMacOSAdapter/pEpUpdater.mm b/pEpMacOSAdapter/pEpUpdater.mm
index 5628ca5..de4e6c8 100644
--- a/pEpMacOSAdapter/pEpUpdater.mm
+++ b/pEpMacOSAdapter/pEpUpdater.mm
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@ NSString* CONFIG_PATH = @"/Library/Application Support/pEp/Updater";
     NSLog(@"using key from %s", keyfile.c_str());
 
     NSString* cwd = [NSFileManager defaultManager].currentDirectoryPath;
-    NSURL* dirurl = [[[NSFileManager defaultManager]
-        URLsForDirectory:NSDownloadsDirectory inDomains:NSUserDomainMask]
-        lastObject];
-
-    NSString* dir = [dirurl path];
+    NSString* dir = @"/tmp";
 
     [[NSFileManager defaultManager] changeCurrentDirectoryPath:dir];
     std::string _filename;