diff --git a/pgloader.py b/pgloader.py
index 494e57d..ef640d0 100755
--- a/pgloader.py
+++ b/pgloader.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ PostgreSQL data import tool, see included man page.
 
 import os, sys, os.path, time, codecs, logging, threading
 from cStringIO import StringIO
+from tempfile import gettempdir
 
 import pgloader.options
 import pgloader.tools
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ def parse_options():
                       help    = "loglevel to use: ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG")
 
     parser.add_option("-L", "--logfile", dest = "logfile",
-                      default = "/tmp/pgloader.log",
-                      help    = "log file, defauts to /tmp/pgloader.log")
+                      default = "%s/pgloader.log" % gettempdir(),
+                      help    = "log file, defauts to $TMPDIR/pgloader.log")
 
     parser.add_option("-r", "--reject-log", dest = "reject_log",
                       default = None,
diff --git a/pgloader/db.py b/pgloader/db.py
index 7fb737e..ff0ffaf 100644
--- a/pgloader/db.py
+++ b/pgloader/db.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import os, sys, os.path, time, codecs, logging
 from cStringIO import StringIO
+from tempfile import gettempdir
 
 from options import DRY_RUN, PEDANTIC, CLIENT_MIN_MESSAGES
 from options import TRUNCATE, VACUUM
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ ORDER BY attnum
         """ save copy buffer to a temporary file for further inspection """
         import tempfile
         (f, n) = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='%s.' % tablename,
-                                  suffix='.pgloader', dir='/tmp')
+                                  suffix='.pgloader', dir=gettempdir())
         os.write(f, self.buffer.getvalue())
         os.close(f)
         if debug:
diff --git a/pgloader/logger.py b/pgloader/logger.py
index 33250bd..c5ccfd1 100644
--- a/pgloader/logger.py
+++ b/pgloader/logger.py
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 
 from tools import PGLoader_Error
 import logging
+from tempfile import gettempdir
 
 def init(client_min_messages = logging.INFO,
-         log_min_messages = logging.DEBUG, filename = '/tmp/pgloader.log'):
+         log_min_messages = logging.DEBUG, filename = '%s/pgloader.log' % gettempdir()):
     """ set the console logging """
 
     fmt = '%(asctime)s %(name)-12s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s'
diff --git a/pgloader/options.py b/pgloader/options.py
index b7b6155..70a4998 100644
--- a/pgloader/options.py
+++ b/pgloader/options.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #
 # Some common options, for each module to get them
 
+from tempfile import gettempdir
+
 PGLOADER_VERSION = '2.3.3~dev2'
 
 PSYCOPG_VERSION = None
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ RRQUEUE_SIZE          = None
 
 CLIENT_MIN_MESSAGES = None
 LOG_MIN_MESSAGES    = DEBUG
-DEFAULT_LOG_FILE    = "/tmp/pgloader.log"
+DEFAULT_LOG_FILE    = "%s/pgloader.log" % gettempdir()
 LOG_FILE            = None
 
 REJECT_LOG_FILE  = '%s.rej.log'
diff --git a/pgloader/pgloader.py b/pgloader/pgloader.py
index 5b1becd..bcd34e8 100644
--- a/pgloader/pgloader.py
+++ b/pgloader/pgloader.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import os, sys, os.path, time, codecs, threading
 from cStringIO import StringIO
+from tempfile import gettempdir
 
 from logger   import log, getLogger
 from tools    import PGLoader_Error, Reject, parse_config_string, check_events
@@ -242,10 +243,10 @@ class PGLoader(threading.Thread):
                 self.reject_data = config.get(name, 'reject_data')
 
             if not self.template and 'reject_log' not in self.__dict__:
-                self.reject_log = os.path.join('/tmp', REJECT_LOG_FILE % name)
+                self.reject_log = os.path.join(gettempdir(), REJECT_LOG_FILE % name)
 
             if not self.template and 'reject_data' not in self.__dict__:
-                self.reject_data = os.path.join('/tmp', REJECT_DATA_FILE % name)
+                self.reject_data = os.path.join(gettempdir(), REJECT_DATA_FILE % name)
 
             # reject logging
             if not self.template: