diff --git a/ansible/files/supabase_admin_agent_config/supabase-admin-agent_salt.service b/ansible/files/supabase_admin_agent_config/supabase-admin-agent_salt.service
index 969a588e6..66fbe585e 100644
--- a/ansible/files/supabase_admin_agent_config/supabase-admin-agent_salt.service
+++ b/ansible/files/supabase_admin_agent_config/supabase-admin-agent_salt.service
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ StandardOutput=journal
 StandardError=journal
 StateDirectory=supabase-admin-agent
 CacheDirectory=supabase-admin-agent
+# set tempdir on permanent disk
+Environment="TMPDIR=/var/tmp"
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target