diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index 8db728a4..ca859e38 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ else
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# Set up tmp dir variable in case it's not configured
+: "${GRAVITY_TMPDIR:=/tmp}"
+
+if [ ! -d "${GRAVITY_TMPDIR}" ] || [ ! -w "${GRAVITY_TMPDIR}" ]; then
+  echo -e "  ${COL_LIGHT_RED}Gravity temporary directory does not exist or is not a writeable directory, falling back to /tmp. ${COL_NC}"
+  GRAVITY_TMPDIR="/tmp"
+fi
+
 # Source pihole-FTL from install script
 pihole_FTL="${piholeDir}/pihole-FTL.conf"
 if [[ -f "${pihole_FTL}" ]]; then
@@ -157,7 +165,7 @@ database_table_from_file() {
   src="${2}"
   backup_path="${piholeDir}/migration_backup"
   backup_file="${backup_path}/$(basename "${2}")"
-  tmpFile="$(mktemp -p "/tmp" --suffix=".gravity")"
+  tmpFile="$(mktemp -p "${GRAVITY_TMPDIR}" --suffix=".gravity")"
 
   local timestamp
   timestamp="$(date --utc +'%s')"
@@ -430,7 +438,7 @@ gravity_DownloadBlocklists() {
     echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} ${str}"
   fi
 
-  target="$(mktemp -p "/tmp" --suffix=".gravity")"
+  target="$(mktemp -p "${GRAVITY_TMPDIR}" --suffix=".gravity")"
 
   # Use compression to reduce the amount of data that is transferred
   # between the Pi-hole and the ad list provider. Use this feature
@@ -643,7 +651,7 @@ gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl() {
   local heisenbergCompensator="" patternBuffer str httpCode success="" ip
 
   # Create temp file to store content on disk instead of RAM
-  patternBuffer=$(mktemp -p "/tmp" --suffix=".phgpb")
+  patternBuffer=$(mktemp -p "${GRAVITY_TMPDIR}" --suffix=".phgpb")
 
   # Determine if $saveLocation has read permission
   if [[ -r "${saveLocation}" && $url != "file"* ]]; then
@@ -860,7 +868,7 @@ gravity_Cleanup() {
   # Delete tmp content generated by Gravity
   rm ${piholeDir}/pihole.*.txt 2> /dev/null
   rm ${piholeDir}/*.tmp 2> /dev/null
-  rm /tmp/*.phgpb 2> /dev/null
+  rm "${GRAVITY_TMPDIR}"/*.phgpb 2> /dev/null
 
   # Ensure this function only runs when gravity_SetDownloadOptions() has completed
   if [[ "${gravity_Blackbody:-}" == true ]]; then