diff --git a/ai-hub/app/core/templates/provisioning/provision.sh.j2 b/ai-hub/app/core/templates/provisioning/provision.sh.j2
index 0cdff6c..a383046 100644
--- a/ai-hub/app/core/templates/provisioning/provision.sh.j2
+++ b/ai-hub/app/core/templates/provisioning/provision.sh.j2
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 elif [ "$HAS_SYSTEMD" = true ]; then
     echo "Installing Linux systemd user service..."
     mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
+    mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR/tmp"
     cat > ~/.config/systemd/user/cortex-agent.service << EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Cortex Agent Node
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
+Environment=TMPDIR=$INSTALL_DIR/tmp
 ExecStart=$INSTALL_DIR/cortex-agent
 WorkingDirectory=$INSTALL_DIR
 Restart=always
@@ -126,6 +128,8 @@
     echo "✅ Systemd Daemon successfully started!"
 else
     echo "Systemd not available. Falling back to background loop (nohup)..."
+    mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR/tmp"
+    export TMPDIR="$INSTALL_DIR/tmp"
     nohup ./cortex-agent >> "$HOME/.cortex/agent.out.log" 2>&1 &
     echo $! > agent.pid
     echo "✅ Background Agent started (PID $!)"
diff --git a/ai-hub/app/core/templates/provisioning/start_daemon.sh.j2 b/ai-hub/app/core/templates/provisioning/start_daemon.sh.j2
index b36d14d..7cf565d 100644
--- a/ai-hub/app/core/templates/provisioning/start_daemon.sh.j2
+++ b/ai-hub/app/core/templates/provisioning/start_daemon.sh.j2
@@ -57,17 +57,20 @@
     echo "✅ macOS Agent Daemon installed and started!"
     echo "Logs are available at: $INSTALL_DIR/agent.out.log"
 else
-    # Try systemd fallback
     echo "Installing Linux systemd service..."
     SERVICE_DIR="$HOME/.config/systemd/user"
     mkdir -p "$SERVICE_DIR"
     SERVICE_PATH="$SERVICE_DIR/cortex-agent.service"
+    
+    mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR/tmp"
+    
     cat > "$SERVICE_PATH" << EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Cortex Agent Node
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
+Environment=TMPDIR=$INSTALL_DIR/tmp
 ExecStart=$INSTALL_DIR/cortex-agent
 WorkingDirectory=$INSTALL_DIR
 Restart=always