diff --git a/browse/src/cookie-import-browser.ts b/browse/src/cookie-import-browser.ts
index 1e7f1ce45..dde30b9c2 100644
--- a/browse/src/cookie-import-browser.ts
+++ b/browse/src/cookie-import-browser.ts
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ function openDb(dbPath: string, browserName: string): Database {
 }
 
 function openDbFromCopy(dbPath: string, browserName: string): Database {
-  const tmpPath = `/tmp/browse-cookies-${browserName.toLowerCase()}-${crypto.randomUUID()}.db`;
+  const tmpPath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `browse-cookies-${browserName.toLowerCase()}-${crypto.randomUUID()}.db`);
   try {
     fs.copyFileSync(dbPath, tmpPath);
     // Also copy WAL and SHM if they exist (for consistent reads)