diff --git a/manifests/volume/backend/rbd.pp b/manifests/volume/backend/rbd.pp
index 65ac4e04..6a5c6a71 100644
--- a/manifests/volume/backend/rbd.pp
+++ b/manifests/volume/backend/rbd.pp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ define cloud::volume::backend::rbd (
   $rbd_ceph_conf                    = '/etc/ceph/ceph.conf',
   $rbd_flatten_volume_from_snapshot = false,
   $rbd_secret_uuid                  = false,
-  $volume_tmp_dir                   = false,
   $rbd_max_clone_depth              = '5',
 ) {
 
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ define cloud::volume::backend::rbd (
     rbd_ceph_conf                    => $rbd_ceph_conf,
     rbd_flatten_volume_from_snapshot => $rbd_flatten_volume_from_snapshot,
     rbd_max_clone_depth              => $rbd_max_clone_depth,
+    volume_tmp_dir                   => '/tmp'
   }
 
   # Configure Ceph keyring
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_volume_storage_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_volume_storage_spec.rb
index 9439ada6..28f94c72 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_volume_storage_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_volume_storage_spec.rb
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ describe 'cloud::volume::storage' do
         should contain_cinder_config('lowcost/rbd_pool').with_value('ceph_cinder')
         should contain_cinder_config('lowcost/rbd_user').with_value('cinder')
         should contain_cinder_config('lowcost/rbd_secret_uuid').with_value('secret')
+        should contain_cinder_config('lowcost/volume_tmp_dir').with_value('/tmp')
         should contain_cinder__type('lowcost').with(
           :set_key        => 'volume_backend_name',
           :set_value      => 'lowcost',
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ describe 'cloud::volume::storage' do
         should contain_cinder_config('lowcost/rbd_pool').with_value('low')
         should contain_cinder_config('lowcost/rbd_user').with_value('cinder')
         should contain_cinder_config('lowcost/rbd_secret_uuid').with_value('secret')
+        should contain_cinder_config('lowcost/volume_tmp_dir').with_value('/tmp')
         should contain_cinder__type('lowcost').with(
           :set_key        => 'volume_backend_name',
           :set_value      => 'lowcost',
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ describe 'cloud::volume::storage' do
         should contain_cinder_config('normal/rbd_pool').with_value('normal')
         should contain_cinder_config('normal/rbd_user').with_value('cinder')
         should contain_cinder_config('normal/rbd_secret_uuid').with_value('secret')
+        should contain_cinder_config('normal/volume_tmp_dir').with_value('/tmp')
         should contain_cinder__type('normal').with(
           :set_key        => 'volume_backend_name',
           :set_value      => 'normal',