diff --git a/lib/python/ray/config.py b/lib/python/ray/config.py
index f6a54ec2c..e0b1e3fe9 100644
--- a/lib/python/ray/config.py
+++ b/lib/python/ray/config.py
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-LOG_DIRECTORY = "/tmp/raylogs/"
+import os.path
+import sys
+import tempfile
+LOG_DIRECTORY = os.path.join("/tmp" if sys.platform.startswith("darwin") else tempfile.gettempdir(), "raylogs")
 LOG_TIMESTAMP = "{:%Y-%m-%d=%H:%M:%S}"