diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Tye.Hosting/TransformProjectsIntoContainers.cs b/src/Microsoft.Tye.Hosting/TransformProjectsIntoContainers.cs
index ad0772c5f..3767783bd 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Tye.Hosting/TransformProjectsIntoContainers.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Tye.Hosting/TransformProjectsIntoContainers.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class TransformProjectsIntoContainers : IApplicationProcessor
         public TransformProjectsIntoContainers(ILogger logger)
         {
             _logger = logger;
-            _certificateDirectory = new Lazy<TempDirectory>(() => TempDirectory.Create());
+            _certificateDirectory = new Lazy<TempDirectory>(() => TempDirectory.Create(preferUserDirectoryOnMacOS: true));
         }
 
         public Task StartAsync(Application application)