diff --git a/pkg/common/test/client.go b/pkg/common/test/client.go
index caacd52..5133953 100644
--- a/pkg/common/test/client.go
+++ b/pkg/common/test/client.go
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ func (fc *FilesComClient) GetFiles(dirs []string) ([]db.File, error) {
 }
 
 func (fc *FilesComClient) Download(toDownload *db.File, downloadPath string) (*files_sdk.File, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+	return &files_sdk.File{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 4aa316d..c9fc44b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type Config struct {
 		PollEvery    string   `yaml:"poll-every" default:"5"`
 		FilesDelta   string   `yaml:"files-delta" default:"10m"`
 		Filetypes    []string `yaml:"filetypes"`
+		BaseTmpDir   string   `yaml:"base-tmpdir" default:""`
 		Directories  []string `yaml:"directories"`
 		ProcessorMap []struct {
 			Type      string `yaml:"type"`
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/monitor.go b/pkg/monitor/monitor.go
index 31d5d89..969468e 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/monitor.go
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ package monitor
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/canonical/athena-core/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/canonical/athena-core/pkg/common/db"
 	"github.com/canonical/athena-core/pkg/config"
@@ -11,9 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lileio/pubsub/v2"
 	"github.com/lileio/pubsub/v2/middleware/defaults"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"regexp"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type Monitor struct {
@@ -148,6 +150,24 @@ func (m *Monitor) PollNewFiles(ctx *context.Context, duration time.Duration) {
 				log.Infof("File %s already dispatched, skipping", file.Path)
 				continue
 			}
+			log.Infof("Downloading file %s to shared folder", file.Path)
+			basePath := m.Config.Monitor.BaseTmpDir
+			if basePath == "" {
+				basePath = "/tmp"
+			}
+			log.Debugf("Using temporary base path: %s", basePath)
+			fileEntry, err := m.FilesClient.Download(&file, basePath)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Failed to download %s: %s", file.Path, err)
+			}
+			log.Infof("Downloaded file to %s", fileEntry.Path)
+			if _, err := os.Stat(basePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				log.Debugf("Temporary base path '%s' doesn't exist - creating", basePath)
+				if err = os.MkdirAll(basePath, 0755); err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("Cannot create temporary base path: %s", err.Error())
+				}
+			}
+
 			log.Infof("Sending file: %s to processor: %s", file.Path, processor)
 			publishResults := pubsub.PublishJSON(*ctx, processor, file)
 			if publishResults.Err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/processor/processor.go b/pkg/processor/processor.go
index 3c31a19..b825623 100644
--- a/pkg/processor/processor.go
+++ b/pkg/processor/processor.go
@@ -247,11 +247,6 @@ func NewReportRunner(cfg *config.Config, dbConn *gorm.DB, sf common.SalesforceCl
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fileEntry, err := fc.Download(file, dir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	reportRunner.Config = cfg
 	reportRunner.Subscriber = subscriber
 	reportRunner.Name = name
@@ -262,9 +257,9 @@ func NewReportRunner(cfg *config.Config, dbConn *gorm.DB, sf common.SalesforceCl
 
 	//TODO: document the template variables
 	tplContext := pongo2.Context{
-		"basedir":  reportRunner.Basedir,                                           // base dir used to generate reports
-		"file":     fileEntry,                                                      // file entry as returned by the files.com api client
-		"filepath": path.Join(reportRunner.Basedir, filepath.Base(fileEntry.Path)), // directory where the file lives on
+		"basedir":  reportRunner.Basedir,                                      // base dir used to generate reports
+		"file":     filepath.Base(file.Path),                                  // file entry as returned by the files.com api client
+		"filepath": path.Join(reportRunner.Basedir, filepath.Base(file.Path)), // directory where the file lives on
 	}
 
 	var scripts = make(map[string]string)
@@ -300,6 +295,12 @@ func NewReportRunner(cfg *config.Config, dbConn *gorm.DB, sf common.SalesforceCl
 			scripts[scriptName] = fd.Name()
 		}
 
+		log.Infof("Removing previously downloaded file: %s", filepath.Base(file.Path))
+		err = os.Remove(path.Join(basePath, filepath.Base(file.Path)))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Could not remove %s: %s", filepath.Base(file.Path), err.Error())
+		}
+
 		timeout, err := time.ParseDuration(report.Timeout)
 		if err != nil {
 			timeout, _ = time.ParseDuration(DefaultExecutionTimeout)