diff --git a/jdownie/repo/repo b/jdownie/repo/repo
index 2285c19..a19e5bb 100755
--- a/jdownie/repo/repo
+++ b/jdownie/repo/repo
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ def rm(p):
     os.remove(p)
 
 def filepath(f):
-  ret = os.path.join(os.environ.get("XDG_CACHE_HOME"), f"repo.{f}")
+  base = os.environ.get("XDG_CACHE_HOME")
+  base = "/tmp" if base == None else base
+  ret = os.path.join(base, f"repo.{f}")
   return ret
 
 def is_file_recent(filepath, minutes=10):