diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/consts.rs b/zellij-utils/src/consts.rs
index a2c3a42a5..28485b92e 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/consts.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/consts.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ lazy_static! {
         .to_path_buf()
         .join(format!("{}", Uuid::new_v4()));
     pub static ref ZELLIJ_PLUGIN_PERMISSIONS_CACHE: PathBuf =
-        ZELLIJ_CACHE_DIR.join("permissions.kdl");
+        std::env::temp_dir().join("permissions.kdl");
 }
 
 pub const FEATURES: &[&str] = &[