diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
index 79b93c4..5b909f6 100644
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Cody (Quantified Code Bot) <cody@quantifiedcode.com> Cody <cody@quantifiedcode.c
 Renato Lorenzi <renato.lorenzi@senior.com.br>        Renato.Lorenzi <renato.lorenzi@senior.com.br>
 Ahmed Tahri <nyuubi.10@gmail.com>                    TAHRI Ahmed <nyuubi.10@gmail.com>
 Michael Elsdörfer <michael@elsdoerfer.com>           Michael Elsdörfer <michael@elsdoerfer.info>
+Juanmi Taboada <juanmi@juanmitaboada.com>            Juanmi Taboada <juanmi@juanmitaboada.com>
 csoft2k <csoft2k@hotmail.com>
 Sergio Pulgarin <sergio.pulgarin@gmail.com>
 reck31 <rakesh.gunduka@gmail.com>
diff --git a/src/escpos/capabilities.py b/src/escpos/capabilities.py
index c3f718b..9272c01 100644
--- a/src/escpos/capabilities.py
+++ b/src/escpos/capabilities.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import time
 import six
 import yaml
 
+from tempfile import gettempdir
 
 logging.basicConfig()
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
-pickle_dir = environ.get('ESCPOS_CAPABILITIES_PICKLE_DIR', '/tmp/')
+pickle_dir = environ.get('ESCPOS_CAPABILITIES_PICKLE_DIR', gettempdir())
 pickle_path = path.join(pickle_dir, 'capabilities.pickle')
 capabilities_path = environ.get(
     'ESCPOS_CAPABILITIES_FILE',