diff --git a/brian_dashboard_manager/config.py b/brian_dashboard_manager/config.py
index dab824b939eb34c7d1b0915c99c2113f85290ad2..88cc6cbf1dff45b1378ed61f3dae895cba31e40f 100644
--- a/brian_dashboard_manager/config.py
+++ b/brian_dashboard_manager/config.py
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ If the value is a list, dashboard titles within the list should be excluded.
 
 import json
 import jsonschema
+import tempfile
 
-STATE_PATH = '/tmp/briandashboardmanager-state.json'
+
+STATE_PATH = tempfile.gettempdir() + '/briandashboardmanager-state.json'
 
 DEFAULT_ORGANIZATIONS = [
     {