diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.cpp b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
index 3847cdcaf..b99b96fe6 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <QNetworkRequest>
 #include <QSslSocket>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QTemporaryDir>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QTime>
 #include <QTimer>
@@ -431,14 +432,9 @@ namespace BlackCore
 
     QString CApplication::getTemporaryDirectory() const
     {
-        if (this->m_tempDirectory.isValid())
-        {
-            return this->m_tempDirectory.path();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return QDir::tempPath();
-        }
+        static QTemporaryDir tempDir;
+        if (tempDir.isValid()) { return tempDir.path(); }
+        return QDir::tempPath();
     }
 
     QString CApplication::getInfoString(const QString &separator) const
diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.h b/src/blackcore/application.h
index 18ea466fe..3f0f4924f 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
-#include <QTemporaryDir>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <functional>
 
@@ -438,7 +437,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
         QScopedPointer<CSetupReader>             m_setupReader;            //!< setup reader
         QScopedPointer<CWebDataServices>         m_webDataServices;        //!< web data services
         QScopedPointer<BlackMisc::CFileLogger>   m_fileLogger;             //!< file logger
-        QTemporaryDir                            m_tempDirectory;          //!< temp.directory for the lifetime of application object
         QNetworkAccessManager                    m_accessManager { this }; //!< single network access manager
         CCookieManager                           m_cookieManager;          //!< single cookie manager for our access manager
         QString                                  m_applicationName;        //!< application name