diff --git a/src/dash.js b/src/dash.js
index 36a9fa65..26b8650d 100644
--- a/src/dash.js
+++ b/src/dash.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { Gio, GLib } = imports.gi;
 const Debug = imports.src.debug;
+const FileOps = imports.src.fileOps;
 const Misc = imports.src.misc;
 
 const { debug } = Debug;
@@ -45,11 +46,14 @@ function generateDash(info)
 
 function saveDashPromise(dash)
 {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        const tempPath = GLib.get_tmp_dir() + '/.clapper.mpd';
-        const dashFile = Gio.File.new_for_path(tempPath);
+    debug('saving dash file');
 
-        debug('saving dash file');
+    return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+        const tempDir = await FileOps.createTempDirPromise().catch(debug);
+        if(!tempDir)
+            return reject(new Error('could not create folder in temp directory'));
+
+        const dashFile = tempDir.get_child('.clapper.mpd');
 
         dashFile.replace_contents_bytes_async(
             GLib.Bytes.new_take(dash),
diff --git a/src/fileOps.js b/src/fileOps.js
index d452d76b..7d3dd9bb 100644
--- a/src/fileOps.js
+++ b/src/fileOps.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function createCacheDirPromise()
 function createTempDirPromise()
 {
     const dir = Gio.File.new_for_path(
-        GLib.get_tmp_dir() + '/.' + Misc.appId
+        GLib.get_tmp_dir() + '/' + Misc.appId
     );
 
     return createDirPromise(dir);
@@ -26,18 +26,20 @@ function createTempDirPromise()
 
 function createDirPromise(dir)
 {
-    return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         if(dir.query_exists(null))
             return resolve(dir);
 
-        const dirCreated = await dir.make_directory_async(
+        dir.make_directory_async(
             GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
             null,
-        ).catch(debug);
+        )
+        .then(success => {
+            if(success)
+                return resolve(dir);
 
-        if(!dirCreated)
-            return reject(new Error(`could not create dir: ${dir.get_path()}`));
-
-        resolve(dir);
+            reject(new Error(`could not create dir: ${dir.get_path()}`));
+        })
+        .catch(err => reject(err));
     });
 }