diff --git a/lib/core/bigarray.py b/lib/core/bigarray.py
index 01b45992a..08b621433 100644
--- a/lib/core/bigarray.py
+++ b/lib/core/bigarray.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import tempfile
 
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapSystemException
 from lib.core.settings import BIGARRAY_CHUNK_SIZE
-from lib.core.settings import BIGARRAY_TEMP_PREFIX
 
 DEFAULT_SIZE_OF = sys.getsizeof(object())
 
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ class BigArray(list):
 
     def _dump(self, chunk):
         try:
-            handle, filename = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix=BIGARRAY_TEMP_PREFIX)
+            handle, filename = tempfile.mkstemp()
             self.filenames.add(filename)
             os.close(handle)
             with open(filename, "w+b") as fp:
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index bc5f68768..b51622641 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import re
 import socket
 import string
 import sys
+import tempfile
 import threading
 import time
 import urllib2
@@ -1437,6 +1438,17 @@ def _checkDependencies():
     if conf.dependencies:
         checkDependencies()
 
+def _createTemporaryDirectory():
+    """
+    Creates temporary directory for this run.
+    """
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(tempfile.gettempdir()):
+        os.makedirs(tempfile.gettempdir())
+    tempfile.tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="sqlmap", suffix=str(os.getpid()))
+    if not os.path.isdir(tempfile.tempdir):
+        os.makedirs(tempfile.tempdir)
+
 def _cleanupOptions():
     """
     Cleanup configuration attributes.
@@ -2332,6 +2344,7 @@ def init():
     _cleanupOptions()
     _purgeOutput()
     _checkDependencies()
+    _createTemporaryDirectory()
     _basicOptionValidation()
     _setProxyList()
     _setTorProxySettings()
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 3d1460c3b..b91a36f38 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -446,9 +446,6 @@ ROTATING_CHARS = ('\\', '|', '|', '/', '-')
 # Approximate chunk length (in bytes) used by BigArray objects (only last chunk and cached one are held in memory)
 BIGARRAY_CHUNK_SIZE = 1024 * 1024
 
-# Prefix used for storing dumped chunks in BigArray objects
-BIGARRAY_TEMP_PREFIX = "sqlmapba-%d-" % os.getpid()
-
 # Only console display last n table rows
 TRIM_STDOUT_DUMP_SIZE = 256
 
diff --git a/sqlmap.py b/sqlmap.py
index 1c949f95c..0c20bb1eb 100755
--- a/sqlmap.py
+++ b/sqlmap.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
 """
 
 import bdb
-import glob
 import inspect
 import logging
 import os
 import re
+import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ from lib.core.exception import SqlmapUserQuitException
 from lib.core.option import initOptions
 from lib.core.option import init
 from lib.core.profiling import profile
-from lib.core.settings import BIGARRAY_TEMP_PREFIX
 from lib.core.settings import LEGAL_DISCLAIMER
 from lib.core.testing import smokeTest
 from lib.core.testing import liveTest
@@ -154,11 +153,7 @@ def main():
         if conf.get("showTime"):
             dataToStdout("\n[*] shutting down at %s\n\n" % time.strftime("%X"), forceOutput=True)
 
-        for filename in glob.glob("%s*" % os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), BIGARRAY_TEMP_PREFIX)):
-            try:
-                os.remove(filename)
-            except:
-                pass
+        shutil.rmtree(tempfile.tempdir, ignore_errors=True)
 
         kb.threadContinue = False
         kb.threadException = True