diff --git a/src/linux/index.js b/src/linux/index.js
index e47f611..79694e0 100644
--- a/src/linux/index.js
+++ b/src/linux/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const ejs = require('ejs');
+const os = require('os');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { join } = require('path');
 const shell = require('../utils/shell');
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ const checkifExists = async (protocol) => {
 
 const register = async (options, cb) => {
     let res = null;
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(`${os.tmpdir()}/register-protocol-`);
     const validOptions = validator(registerSchema, options);
     const {
         protocol,
@@ -72,10 +74,10 @@ const register = async (options, cb) => {
         }
 
         const desktopFileName = `${protocol}.desktop`;
-        const desktopFilePath = join(__dirname, '../../temp', desktopFileName);
+        const desktopFilePath = join(tmpDir, desktopFileName);
         const desktopTemplate = join(__dirname, './templates', 'desktop.ejs');
         const scriptTemplate = join(__dirname, './templates', 'script.ejs');
-        const scriptFilePath = join(__dirname, '../../temp', 'script.sh');
+        const scriptFilePath = join(tmpDir, 'script.sh');
 
         command = await preProcessCommands(
             protocol,
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ const register = async (options, cb) => {
     } catch (e) {
         if (!cb) throw e;
         res = e;
+    } finally {
+        fs.rmSync(rmDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
     if (cb) return cb(res);
 };
diff --git a/src/macos/index.js b/src/macos/index.js
index 1b368c3..808a309 100644
--- a/src/macos/index.js
+++ b/src/macos/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const ejs = require('ejs');
+const os = require('os');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { join } = require('path');
 const shell = require('../utils/shell');
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const checkifExists = async (protocol) => {
 
 const register = async (options, cb) => {
     let res = null;
+    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(`${os.tmpdir()}/register-protocol-`);
     const validOptions = validator(registerSchema, options);
     const {
         protocol,
@@ -77,19 +79,15 @@ const register = async (options, cb) => {
         const plistMutator = join(__dirname, 'plistMutator.js');
 
         const appTemplate = join(__dirname, './templates', 'app.ejs');
-        const appSource = join(__dirname, '../../temp', `app-${protocol}.txt`);
+        const appSource = join(tmpDir, `app-${protocol}.txt`);
         const appPath = join(homedir, `APP-${protocol}.app`);
 
         const urlAppTemplate = join(__dirname, './templates', 'url-app.ejs');
-        const urlAppSource = join(
-            __dirname,
-            '../../temp',
-            `URL-${protocol}.txt`
-        );
+        const urlAppSource = join(tmpDir,`URL-${protocol}.txt`);
         const urlAppPath = join(homedir, `URL-${protocol}.app`);
 
         const scriptTemplate = join(__dirname, './templates', 'script.ejs');
-        const scriptFilePath = join(__dirname, '../../temp', 'script.sh');
+        const scriptFilePath = join(tmpDir, 'script.sh');
 
         const appSourceContent = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             ejs.renderFile(
@@ -149,6 +147,8 @@ const register = async (options, cb) => {
     } catch (e) {
         if (!cb) throw e;
         res = e;
+    } finally {
+        fs.rmSync(rmDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
     if (cb) return cb(res);
 };
diff --git a/temp/.gitkeep b/temp/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000