diff --git a/arangod/RestServer/ArangoServer.cpp b/arangod/RestServer/ArangoServer.cpp
index 00e4e5f683..df1f5ac061 100644
--- a/arangod/RestServer/ArangoServer.cpp
+++ b/arangod/RestServer/ArangoServer.cpp
@@ -300,11 +300,6 @@ ArangoServer::ArangoServer (int argc, char** argv)
 
   TRI_SetApplicationName("arangod");
 
-  char* p = TRI_GetTempPath();
-  // copy the string
-  _tempPath = string(p);
-  TRI_FreeString(TRI_CORE_MEM_ZONE, p);
-
   // set working directory and database directory
 #ifdef _WIN32
   _workingDirectory = ".";
@@ -623,6 +618,11 @@ void ArangoServer::buildApplicationServer () {
     TRI_SetUserTempPath((char*) _tempPath.c_str());
   }
 
+  // must be used after drop privileges and be called to set it to avoid raise conditions
+  char* pp = TRI_GetTempPath();
+  TRI_FreeString(TRI_CORE_MEM_ZONE, pp);
+
+
   IGNORE_DATAFILE_ERRORS = _ignoreDatafileErrors;
   
   // .............................................................................