diff --git a/packages/messenger/src/base.ts b/packages/messenger/src/base.ts
index 9f497a76..322e9eab 100644
--- a/packages/messenger/src/base.ts
+++ b/packages/messenger/src/base.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import assert = require('assert');
 import eventName from './eventName';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
-const tmpDir = os.tmpdir();
+const tmpDir = process.env.PANDORA_TMP_DIR || os.tmpdir();
 const sockPath = Symbol('sockpath');
 
 class MessengerBase extends Base {
diff --git a/packages/pandora/src/application/ProcfileReconciler.ts b/packages/pandora/src/application/ProcfileReconciler.ts
index 5aa957fc..7b12fec8 100644
--- a/packages/pandora/src/application/ProcfileReconciler.ts
+++ b/packages/pandora/src/application/ProcfileReconciler.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import {ProcfileReconcilerAccessor} from './ProcfileReconcilerAccessor';
 import {exec} from 'child_process';
 import uuid = require('uuid');
 import mzFs = require('mz/fs');
-import {tmpdir} from 'os';
+import * as os from 'os';
 
+const tmpdir = process.env.PANDORA_TMP_DIR || os.tmpdir();
 const foundAll = Symbol();
 
 /**
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ export class ProcfileReconciler {
    */
   public static async getStructureViaNewProcess(appRepresentation: ApplicationRepresentation): Promise<ApplicationStructureRepresentation> {
 
-    const tmpFile = join(tmpdir(), uuid.v4());
+    const tmpFile = join(tmpdir, uuid.v4());
     const isTs = /\.ts$/.test(__filename);
 
     await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/packages/pandora/src/daemon/DaemonHandler.ts b/packages/pandora/src/daemon/DaemonHandler.ts
index 2652dae6..03e31be7 100644
--- a/packages/pandora/src/daemon/DaemonHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/pandora/src/daemon/DaemonHandler.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
 const {consoleLogger} = require('../../cli/util/cliUtils');
 
 const is = require('is-type-of');
-const tmpDir = os.tmpdir();
+const tmpDir = process.env.PANDORA_TMP_DIR || os.tmpdir();
 const pidFile = path.join(tmpDir, 'nodejs_pandora.pid');
 const pathDaemonBootstrap = require.resolve('./DaemonBootstrap');
 let preparedClient: MessengerClient = null;