diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l4-x1.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l4-x1.yml
index e891211..404aa54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l4-x1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l4-x1.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 env:
   LC_ALL: en_US.UTF-8
+  TMPDIR: /home/tmp
   
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Packages
         run: |
           cat /etc/os-release
+          mkdir -p "${TMPDIR}"
           sudo dnf install -y gcc gcc-c++ make git python3.11 python3.11-devel
 
       - name: Checkout instructlab/instructlab
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l40s-x4.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l40s-x4.yml
index 69b5f52..f1018c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l40s-x4.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-nvidia-l40s-x4.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ on:
         required: true
         default: 'main'
 
+env:
+  TMPDIR: /home/tmp
+
 jobs:
   start-large-ec2-runner:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Packages
         run: |
           cat /etc/os-release
+          mkdir -p "${TMPDIR}"
           sudo dnf install -y gcc gcc-c++ make git python3.11 python3.11-devel
 
       - name: Checkout instructlab/instructlab