diff --git a/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp b/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp
index db315193..fb3065b4 100644
--- a/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ static std::string execAndGet(std::string cmd) {
     return proc.stdOut();
 }
 
+static std::string getTempRoot() {
+    static auto ENV = getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR");
+    if (!ENV) {
+        std::cerr << "\nERROR: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set!\n";
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    const auto STR = ENV + std::string{"/hyprpm/"};
+
+    return STR;
+}
+
 SHyprlandVersion CPluginManager::getHyprlandVersion() {
     static SHyprlandVersion ver;
     static bool             once = false;
@@ -84,7 +96,7 @@ SHyprlandVersion CPluginManager::getHyprlandVersion() {
 }
 
 bool CPluginManager::createSafeDirectory(const std::string& path) {
-    if (path.empty() || !path.starts_with("/tmp"))
+    if (path.empty() || !path.starts_with(getTempRoot()))
         return false;
 
     if (std::filesystem::exists(path))
@@ -142,17 +154,17 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
 
     progress.print();
 
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists("/tmp/hyprpm")) {
-        std::filesystem::create_directory("/tmp/hyprpm");
-        std::filesystem::permissions("/tmp/hyprpm", std::filesystem::perms::all, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
-    } else if (!std::filesystem::is_directory("/tmp/hyprpm")) {
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(getTempRoot())) {
+        std::filesystem::create_directory(getTempRoot());
+        std::filesystem::permissions(getTempRoot(), std::filesystem::perms::owner_all, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
+    } else if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(getTempRoot())) {
         std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not prepare working dir for hyprpm"));
         return false;
     }
 
     const std::string USERNAME = getpwuid(getuid())->pw_name;
 
-    m_szWorkingPluginDirectory = "/tmp/hyprpm/" + USERNAME;
+    m_szWorkingPluginDirectory = getTempRoot() + USERNAME;
 
     if (!createSafeDirectory(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory)) {
         std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not prepare working dir for repo"));
@@ -161,7 +173,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
 
     progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("Cloning {}", url));
 
-    std::string ret = execAndGet("cd /tmp/hyprpm && git clone --recursive " + url + " " + USERNAME);
+    std::string ret = execAndGet(std::format("cd {} && git clone --recursive {} {}", getTempRoot(), url, USERNAME));
 
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/.git")) {
         std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not clone the plugin repository. shell returned:\n{}", ret));
@@ -413,9 +425,9 @@ bool CPluginManager::updateHeaders(bool force) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists("/tmp/hyprpm")) {
-        std::filesystem::create_directory("/tmp/hyprpm");
-        std::filesystem::permissions("/tmp/hyprpm", std::filesystem::perms::all, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(getTempRoot())) {
+        std::filesystem::create_directory(getTempRoot());
+        std::filesystem::permissions(getTempRoot(), std::filesystem::perms::owner_all, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
     }
 
     if (!force && headersValid() == HEADERS_OK) {
@@ -430,7 +442,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::updateHeaders(bool force) {
     progress.print();
 
     const std::string USERNAME   = getpwuid(getuid())->pw_name;
-    const auto        WORKINGDIR = "/tmp/hyprpm/hyprland-" + USERNAME;
+    const auto        WORKINGDIR = getTempRoot() + "hyprland-" + USERNAME;
 
     if (!createSafeDirectory(WORKINGDIR)) {
         std::println("\n{}", failureString("Could not prepare working dir for hl"));
@@ -448,12 +460,12 @@ bool CPluginManager::updateHeaders(bool force) {
     if (m_bVerbose && bShallow)
         progress.printMessageAbove(verboseString("will shallow since: {}", SHALLOW_DATE));
 
-    std::string ret =
-        execAndGet("cd /tmp/hyprpm && git clone --recursive https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland hyprland-" + USERNAME + (bShallow ? " --shallow-since='" + SHALLOW_DATE + "'" : ""));
+    std::string ret = execAndGet(std::format("cd {} && git clone --recursive https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland hyprland-{}{}", getTempRoot(), USERNAME,
+                                             (bShallow ? " --shallow-since='" + SHALLOW_DATE + "'" : "")));
 
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(WORKINGDIR)) {
         progress.printMessageAbove(failureString("Clone failed. Retrying without shallow."));
-        ret = execAndGet("cd /tmp/hyprpm && git clone --recursive https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprland hyprland-" + USERNAME);
+        ret = execAndGet(std::format("cd {} && git clone --recursive https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprland hyprland-{}", getTempRoot(), USERNAME));
     }
 
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(WORKINGDIR + "/.git")) {
@@ -577,7 +589,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
     progress.print();
 
     const std::string USERNAME = getpwuid(getuid())->pw_name;
-    m_szWorkingPluginDirectory = "/tmp/hyprpm/" + USERNAME;
+    m_szWorkingPluginDirectory = getTempRoot() + USERNAME;
 
     for (auto const& repo : REPOS) {
         bool update = forceUpdateAll;
@@ -592,7 +604,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
 
         progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("Cloning {}", repo.url));
 
-        std::string ret = execAndGet("cd /tmp/hyprpm && git clone --recursive " + repo.url + " " + USERNAME);
+        std::string ret = execAndGet(std::format("cd {} && git clone --recursive {} {}", getTempRoot(), repo.url, USERNAME));
 
         if (!std::filesystem::exists(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/.git")) {
             std::println("{}", failureString("could not clone repo: shell returned: {}", ret));