diff --git a/src/pyinfra/api/host.py b/src/pyinfra/api/host.py
index ab8497c56..ea1520745 100644
--- a/src/pyinfra/api/host.py
+++ b/src/pyinfra/api/host.py
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ def _get_temp_directory(self):
 
         return temp_directory
 
+    def get_temp_dir_config(self):
+        return self.state.config.TEMP_DIR or self.state.config.DEFAULT_TEMP_DIR
+
     def get_temp_filename(
         self,
         hash_key: Optional[str] = None,
diff --git a/src/pyinfra/connectors/util.py b/src/pyinfra/connectors/util.py
index abe46f7e9..bcd21e11a 100644
--- a/src/pyinfra/connectors/util.py
+++ b/src/pyinfra/connectors/util.py
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@
 
 
 SUDO_ASKPASS_ENV_VAR = "PYINFRA_SUDO_PASSWORD"
+
+
 SUDO_ASKPASS_COMMAND = r"""
-temp=$(mktemp "${{TMPDIR:=/tmp}}/pyinfra-sudo-askpass-XXXXXXXXXXXX")
+temp=$(mktemp "${{TMPDIR:={0}}}/pyinfra-sudo-askpass-XXXXXXXXXXXX")
 cat >"$temp"<<'__EOF__'
 #!/bin/sh
-printf '%s\n' "${0}"
+printf '%s\n' "${1}"
 __EOF__
 chmod 755 "$temp"
 echo "$temp"
-""".format(
-    SUDO_ASKPASS_ENV_VAR,
-)
+"""
 
 
 def run_local_process(
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ def extract_control_arguments(arguments: "ConnectorArguments") -> "ConnectorArgu
 def _ensure_sudo_askpass_set_for_host(host: "Host"):
     if host.connector_data.get("sudo_askpass_path"):
         return
-    _, output = host.run_shell_command(SUDO_ASKPASS_COMMAND)
+    _, output = host.run_shell_command(
+        SUDO_ASKPASS_COMMAND.format(host.get_temp_dir_config(), SUDO_ASKPASS_ENV_VAR)
+    )
     host.connector_data["sudo_askpass_path"] = shlex.quote(output.stdout_lines[0])
 
 
diff --git a/src/pyinfra/operations/files.py b/src/pyinfra/operations/files.py
index 08f9ebe84..2d59cc85e 100644
--- a/src/pyinfra/operations/files.py
+++ b/src/pyinfra/operations/files.py
@@ -1803,6 +1803,8 @@ def block(
     current = host.get_fact(Block, path=path, marker=marker, begin=begin, end=end)
     cmd = None
 
+    tmp_dir = host.get_temp_dir_config()
+
     # standard awk doesn't have an "in-place edit" option so we write to a tempfile and
     # if edits were successful move to dest i.e. we do: <out_prep> ... do some work ... <real_out>
     q_path = QuoteString(path)
@@ -1818,7 +1820,7 @@ def block(
         )
     )
     out_prep = StringCommand(
-        'OUT="$(TMPDIR=/tmp mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)" && ',
+        f'OUT="$(TMPDIR={tmp_dir} mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)" && ',
         *mode_get,
         'OWNER="$(stat -c "%u:%g"',
         q_path,
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content.json b/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content.json
index 6f8217452..87e26676f 100644
--- a/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content.json
+++ b/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content.json
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 {
-    "require_platform": ["Darwin", "Linux"],
-    "args": ["/home/someone/something"],
+    "require_platform": [
+        "Darwin",
+        "Linux"
+    ],
+    "args": [
+        "/home/someone/something"
+    ],
     "kwargs": {
         "content": "should be this",
         "line": "before this",
@@ -8,10 +13,12 @@
     },
     "facts": {
         "files.Block": {
-            "begin=None, end=None, marker=None, path=/home/someone/something": ["previously was something else"]
+            "begin=None, end=None, marker=None, path=/home/someone/something": [
+                "previously was something else"
+            ]
         }
     },
     "commands": [
-        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=/tmp mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk 'BEGIN {{f=1; x=ARGV[2]; ARGV[2]=\"\"}}/# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; print x; f=0} /# END PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; f=1; next} f' /home/someone/something \"should be this\" > \"$OUT\"  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
+        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=_tempdir_ mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk 'BEGIN {{f=1; x=ARGV[2]; ARGV[2]=\"\"}}/# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; print x; f=0} /# END PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; f=1; next} f' /home/someone/something \"should be this\" > \"$OUT\"  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content_and_backup.json b/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content_and_backup.json
index 055340c56..f61c9e9a2 100644
--- a/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content_and_backup.json
+++ b/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content_and_backup.json
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 {
-    "require_platform": ["Darwin", "Linux"],
-    "args": ["/home/someone/something"],
+    "require_platform": [
+        "Darwin",
+        "Linux"
+    ],
+    "args": [
+        "/home/someone/something"
+    ],
     "kwargs": {
         "content": "should be this",
         "line": "before this",
@@ -9,10 +14,12 @@
     },
     "facts": {
         "files.Block": {
-            "begin=None, end=None, marker=None, path=/home/someone/something": ["previously was something else"]
+            "begin=None, end=None, marker=None, path=/home/someone/something": [
+                "previously was something else"
+            ]
         }
     },
     "commands": [
-        "cp /home/someone/something /home/someone/something.a-timestamp && OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=/tmp mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk 'BEGIN {{f=1; x=ARGV[2]; ARGV[2]=\"\"}}/# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; print x; f=0} /# END PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; f=1; next} f' /home/someone/something \"should be this\" > \"$OUT\"  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
+        "cp /home/someone/something /home/someone/something.a-timestamp && OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=_tempdir_ mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk 'BEGIN {{f=1; x=ARGV[2]; ARGV[2]=\"\"}}/# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; print x; f=0} /# END PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; f=1; next} f' /home/someone/something \"should be this\" > \"$OUT\"  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content_multiple_lines.json b/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content_multiple_lines.json
index 42f05c77e..6bc1e7f63 100644
--- a/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content_multiple_lines.json
+++ b/tests/operations/files.block/add_existing_block_different_content_multiple_lines.json
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 {
-    "require_platform": ["Darwin", "Linux"],
-    "args": ["/home/someone/something"],
+    "require_platform": [
+        "Darwin",
+        "Linux"
+    ],
+    "args": [
+        "/home/someone/something"
+    ],
     "kwargs": {
-        "content": ["should be this", "and this", "and even this"],
+        "content": [
+            "should be this",
+            "and this",
+            "and even this"
+        ],
         "line": "before this",
         "before": true
     },
     "facts": {
         "files.Block": {
-            "begin=None, end=None, marker=None, path=/home/someone/something": ["previously was something else"]
+            "begin=None, end=None, marker=None, path=/home/someone/something": [
+                "previously was something else"
+            ]
         }
     },
     "commands": [
-        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=/tmp mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk 'BEGIN {{f=1; x=ARGV[2]; ARGV[2]=\"\"}}/# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; print x; f=0} /# END PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; f=1; next} f' /home/someone/something \"should be this\nand this\nand even this\" > \"$OUT\"  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
+        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=_tempdir_ mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk 'BEGIN {{f=1; x=ARGV[2]; ARGV[2]=\"\"}}/# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; print x; f=0} /# END PYINFRA BLOCK/ {print; f=1; next} f' /home/someone/something \"should be this\nand this\nand even this\" > \"$OUT\"  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_and_no_line.json b/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_and_no_line.json
index c6413d568..75b2c62f1 100644
--- a/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_and_no_line.json
+++ b/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_and_no_line.json
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 {
-    "require_platform": ["Darwin", "Linux"],
-    "args": ["/home/someone/something"],
+    "require_platform": [
+        "Darwin",
+        "Linux"
+    ],
+    "args": [
+        "/home/someone/something"
+    ],
     "kwargs": {
         "content": "please add this",
         "before": true,
@@ -12,6 +17,6 @@
         }
     },
     "commands": [
-        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=/tmp mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && ( awk '{{print}}'  -  /dev/null > \"$OUT\" <<PYINFRAHERE\n# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK\nplease add this\n# END PYINFRA BLOCK\nPYINFRAHERE\n )  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  /home/someone/something"
+        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=_tempdir_ mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && ( awk '{{print}}'  -  /dev/null > \"$OUT\" <<PYINFRAHERE\n# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK\nplease add this\n# END PYINFRA BLOCK\nPYINFRAHERE\n )  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  /home/someone/something"
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_line_provided.json b/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_line_provided.json
index ca02ae2ac..648fec0ab 100644
--- a/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_line_provided.json
+++ b/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_line_provided.json
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 {
-    "require_platform": ["Darwin", "Linux"],
-    "args": ["/home/someone/something"],
+    "require_platform": [
+        "Darwin",
+        "Linux"
+    ],
+    "args": [
+        "/home/someone/something"
+    ],
     "kwargs": {
         "content": "please add this",
         "line": "before this",
@@ -12,6 +17,6 @@
         }
     },
     "commands": [
-        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=/tmp mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk 'BEGIN {x=ARGV[2]; ARGV[2]=\"\"}  f!=1 && /^.*before this.*$/ { print x; f=1} END {if (f==0) print x } { print }' /home/someone/something \"# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK\nplease add this\n# END PYINFRA BLOCK\" > \"$OUT\"  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
+        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=_tempdir_ mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk 'BEGIN {x=ARGV[2]; ARGV[2]=\"\"}  f!=1 && /^.*before this.*$/ { print x; f=1} END {if (f==0) print x } { print }' /home/someone/something \"# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK\nplease add this\n# END PYINFRA BLOCK\" > \"$OUT\"  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_line_provided_escape_regex.json b/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_line_provided_escape_regex.json
index 1f8c468d8..7c21c57dd 100644
--- a/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_line_provided_escape_regex.json
+++ b/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_block_line_provided_escape_regex.json
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 {
-    "require_platform": ["Darwin", "Linux"],
-    "args": ["/home/someone/something"],
+    "require_platform": [
+        "Darwin",
+        "Linux"
+    ],
+    "args": [
+        "/home/someone/something"
+    ],
     "kwargs": {
         "content": "please add this",
         "line": "before this *",
@@ -13,6 +18,6 @@
         }
     },
     "commands": [
-        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=/tmp mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk 'BEGIN {x=ARGV[2]; ARGV[2]=\"\"}  f!=1 && /^.*before this \\*.*$/ { print x; f=1} END {if (f==0) print x } { print }' /home/someone/something \"# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK\nplease add this\n# END PYINFRA BLOCK\" > \"$OUT\"  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
+        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=_tempdir_ mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk 'BEGIN {x=ARGV[2]; ARGV[2]=\"\"}  f!=1 && /^.*before this \\*.*$/ { print x; f=1} END {if (f==0) print x } { print }' /home/someone/something \"# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK\nplease add this\n# END PYINFRA BLOCK\" > \"$OUT\"  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_file.json b/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_file.json
index 2d55b9eac..e20948ff1 100644
--- a/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_file.json
+++ b/tests/operations/files.block/add_no_existing_file.json
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 {
-    "require_platform": ["Darwin", "Linux"],
-    "args": ["/home/someone/something"],
+    "require_platform": [
+        "Darwin",
+        "Linux"
+    ],
+    "args": [
+        "/home/someone/something"
+    ],
     "kwargs": {
         "content": "please add this",
         "line": "after this",
@@ -12,6 +17,6 @@
         }
     },
     "commands": [
-        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=/tmp mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && ( awk '{{print}}' /dev/null  -  > \"$OUT\" <<PYINFRAHERE\n# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK\nplease add this\n# END PYINFRA BLOCK\nPYINFRAHERE\n )  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  /home/someone/something"
+        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=_tempdir_ mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && ( awk '{{print}}' /dev/null  -  > \"$OUT\" <<PYINFRAHERE\n# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK\nplease add this\n# END PYINFRA BLOCK\nPYINFRAHERE\n )  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  /home/someone/something"
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.block/remove_but_content_not_none.json b/tests/operations/files.block/remove_but_content_not_none.json
index 22de156e5..11cf9a7c6 100644
--- a/tests/operations/files.block/remove_but_content_not_none.json
+++ b/tests/operations/files.block/remove_but_content_not_none.json
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 {
-    "require_platform": ["Darwin", "Linux"],
-    "args": ["/home/someone/something"],
+    "require_platform": [
+        "Darwin",
+        "Linux"
+    ],
+    "args": [
+        "/home/someone/something"
+    ],
     "kwargs": {
         "content": "please check this",
         "present": false
     },
     "facts": {
         "files.Block": {
-            "begin=None, end=None, marker=None, path=/home/someone/something": ["some existing content"]
+            "begin=None, end=None, marker=None, path=/home/someone/something": [
+                "some existing content"
+            ]
         }
     },
     "commands": [
-        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=/tmp mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk '/# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK/,/# END PYINFRA BLOCK/ {next} 1' /home/someone/something > $OUT  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
+        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=_tempdir_ mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk '/# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK/,/# END PYINFRA BLOCK/ {next} 1' /home/someone/something > $OUT  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/operations/files.block/remove_existing_block.json b/tests/operations/files.block/remove_existing_block.json
index da406a168..b0221c054 100644
--- a/tests/operations/files.block/remove_existing_block.json
+++ b/tests/operations/files.block/remove_existing_block.json
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 {
-    "require_platform": ["Darwin", "Linux"],
-    "args": ["/home/someone/something"],
+    "require_platform": [
+        "Darwin",
+        "Linux"
+    ],
+    "args": [
+        "/home/someone/something"
+    ],
     "kwargs": {
         "present": false
     },
     "facts": {
         "files.Block": {
-            "begin=None, end=None, marker=None, path=/home/someone/something": ["existing content"]
+            "begin=None, end=None, marker=None, path=/home/someone/something": [
+                "existing content"
+            ]
         }
     },
     "commands": [
-        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=/tmp mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk '/# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK/,/# END PYINFRA BLOCK/ {next} 1' /home/someone/something > $OUT  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
+        "OUT=\"$(TMPDIR=_tempdir_ mktemp -t pyinfra.XXXXXX)\" &&  MODE=\"$(stat -c %a /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f %Lp /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null)\" && OWNER=\"$(stat -c \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || stat -f \"%u:%g\" /home/someone/something 2>/dev/null || echo $(id -un):$(id -gn))\" && awk '/# BEGIN PYINFRA BLOCK/,/# END PYINFRA BLOCK/ {next} 1' /home/someone/something > $OUT  && mv \"$OUT\" /home/someone/something  && chown \"$OWNER\" /home/someone/something  && chmod \"$MODE\" /home/someone/something"
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/util.py b/tests/util.py
index 9157e0041..15bb2aadb 100644
--- a/tests/util.py
+++ b/tests/util.py
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ def get_file(
     ):
         return True
 
+    def get_temp_dir_config(*args, **kwargs):
+        return "_tempdir_"
+
     @staticmethod
     def _get_fact_key(fact_cls):
         return "{0}.{1}".format(fact_cls.__module__.split(".")[-1], fact_cls.__name__)