diff --git a/server/src/config.ts b/server/src/config.ts
index 4f4ab34..2b75778 100644
--- a/server/src/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as os from 'os';
 import { getJsonDataSync } from './services/json_service';
 
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export const FILES_DATABASE_PATH = path.join(DATA_PATH, 'files.db');
 
 export const HASTIC_PORT = getConfigField('HASTIC_PORT', '8000');
 export const ZMQ_CONNECTION_STRING = getConfigField('ZMQ_CONNECTION_STRING', null);
-export const ZMQ_IPC_PATH = getConfigField('ZMQ_IPC_PATH', path.join('/tmp', 'hastic'));
+export const ZMQ_IPC_PATH = getConfigField('ZMQ_IPC_PATH', path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'hastic'));
 export const ZMQ_DEV_PORT = getConfigField('ZMQ_DEV_PORT', '8002');
 export const ANLYTICS_PING_INTERVAL = 500; // ms