diff --git a/src/config/constants.js b/src/config/constants.js
index c3d6249..ed73fac 100644
--- a/src/config/constants.js
+++ b/src/config/constants.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 const { join } = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const os = require('os');
+
+let _tmpdir;
 
 const constants = {
     platforms: {
@@ -12,13 +16,20 @@ const constants = {
             noProtoExitCode: 4
         }
     },
-    homedir: join(require('os').homedir(), '.protocol-registry'),
+    homedir: join(os.homedir(), '.protocol-registry'),
     urlArgument: {
         win32: '%1',
         win32InScript: '%~1%',
         linux: '%u',
         // eslint-disable-next-line quotes
         darwin: `" & this_URL & "`
-    }
+    },
+    get tmpdir() {
+        if (!fs.existsSync(_tmpdir)) {
+            _tmpdir = fs.mkdtempSync(`${os.tmpdir()}/register-protocol-`);
+        }
+        return _tmpdir;
+    },
 };
+
 module.exports = constants;
diff --git a/src/linux/index.js b/src/linux/index.js
index e47f611..129f9a8 100644
--- a/src/linux/index.js
+++ b/src/linux/index.js
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ const register = async (options, cb) => {
         }
 
         const desktopFileName = `${protocol}.desktop`;
-        const desktopFilePath = join(__dirname, '../../temp', desktopFileName);
+        const desktopFilePath = join(constants.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(constants.tmpdir, 'script.sh');
 
         command = await preProcessCommands(
             protocol,
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ const register = async (options, cb) => {
         });
         if (scriptResult.code != 0 || scriptResult.stderr)
             throw new Error(scriptResult.stderr);
-
-        fs.unlinkSync(scriptFilePath);
     } catch (e) {
         if (!cb) throw e;
         res = e;
+    } finally {
+        fs.rmSync(constants.tmpdir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
     if (cb) return cb(res);
 };
diff --git a/src/macos/index.js b/src/macos/index.js
index 1b368c3..2de150b 100644
--- a/src/macos/index.js
+++ b/src/macos/index.js
@@ -77,19 +77,15 @@ const register = async (options, cb) => {
         const plistMutator = join(__dirname, 'plistMutator.js');
 
         const appTemplate = join(__dirname, './templates', 'app.ejs');
-        const appSource = join(__dirname, '../../temp', `app-${protocol}.txt`);
+        const appSource = join(constants.tmpdir, `app-${protocol}.txt`);
         const appPath = join(homedir, `APP-${protocol}.app`);
 
         const urlAppTemplate = join(__dirname, './templates', 'url-app.ejs');
-        const urlAppSource = join(
-            __dirname,
-            '../../temp',
-            `URL-${protocol}.txt`
-        );
+        const urlAppSource = join(constants.tmpdir,`URL-${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(constants.tmpdir, 'script.sh');
 
         const appSourceContent = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             ejs.renderFile(
@@ -142,13 +138,11 @@ const register = async (options, cb) => {
         });
         if (scriptResult.code != 0 || scriptResult.stderr)
             throw new Error(scriptResult.stderr);
-
-        fs.unlinkSync(scriptFilePath);
-        fs.unlinkSync(urlAppSource);
-        fs.unlinkSync(appSource);
     } catch (e) {
         if (!cb) throw e;
         res = e;
+    } finally {
+        fs.rmSync(constants.tmpdir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
     if (cb) return cb(res);
 };
diff --git a/temp/.gitkeep b/temp/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000