diff --git a/stanza/run.py b/stanza/run.py
index c60c48d..3ca1ffa 100644
--- a/stanza/run.py
+++ b/stanza/run.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 import platform
 import tempfile
 
+if platform.system() == "Linux" && os.path.isdir("/var/tmp"):
+    os.environ["TMPDIR"] = "/var/tmp"
+
 language = input()
 script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))