diff --git a/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/download_file_from_bucket.rs b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/download_file_from_bucket.rs
index f8d3386183..fd6f345f23 100644
--- a/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/download_file_from_bucket.rs
+++ b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/download_file_from_bucket.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 use std::path::Path;
 use log::{info, warn};
-use tempdir::TempDir;
 use jobs_common::redis_job_status_logger::RedisJobStatusLogger;
 use storage_buckets_common::bucket_client::BucketClient;
-use crate::ProcessSingleJobError;
+use crate::{ProcessSingleJobError, ScopedTempDirCreator};
 
 // TODO(bt, 2022-07-15): Make a concrete type for bucket paths
 
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ pub async fn maybe_download_file_from_bucket(
   redis_logger: &mut RedisJobStatusLogger<'_>,
   redis_status_update_description: &str,
   job_id: i64,
+  scoped_tempdir_creator: &ScopedTempDirCreator,
 ) -> Result<(), ProcessSingleJobError> {
 
   if file_path.exists() {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub async fn maybe_download_file_from_bucket(
   let temp_dir = format!("temp_download_{}", job_id);
 
   // NB: TempDir exists until it goes out of scope, at which point it should delete from filesystem.
-  let temp_dir = TempDir::new(&temp_dir)
+  let temp_dir = scoped_tempdir_creator.new_tempdir(&temp_dir)
       .map_err(|e| ProcessSingleJobError::from_io_error(e))?;
 
   let temp_path = temp_dir.path().join("download.part");
diff --git a/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/job_args.rs b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/job_args.rs
index 16df80db56..eed8afad35 100644
--- a/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/job_args.rs
+++ b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/job_args.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ use memory_caching::multi_item_ttl_cache::MultiItemTtlCache;
 use storage_buckets_common::bucket_client::BucketClient;
 use storage_buckets_common::bucket_path_unifier::BucketPathUnifier;
 use crate::http_clients::tts_sidecar_health_check_client::TtsSidecarHealthCheckClient;
+use crate::util::scoped_temp_dir_creator::ScopedTempDirCreator;
 
 pub struct JobArgs {
   pub download_temp_directory: PathBuf,
+  pub scoped_temp_dir_creator: ScopedTempDirCreator,
+
   pub mysql_pool: MySqlPool,
 
   pub redis_pool: r2d2::Pool<RedisConnectionManager>,
diff --git a/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs
index f7370360f1..83c12a0d41 100644
--- a/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs
+++ b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/job_steps/process_single_job.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ pub async fn process_single_job(
       &mut redis_logger,
       "downloading vocoder (1 of 3)",
       job.id.0,
+      &inferencer.scoped_temp_dir_creator,
     ).await?;
 
     waveglow_vocoder_model_fs_path
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ pub async fn process_single_job(
       &mut redis_logger,
       "downloading vocoder (2 of 3)",
       job.id.0,
+      &inferencer.scoped_temp_dir_creator,
     ).await?;
 
     hifigan_vocoder_model_fs_path
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ pub async fn process_single_job(
       &mut redis_logger,
       "downloading vocoder (3 of 3)",
       job.id.0,
+      &inferencer.scoped_temp_dir_creator,
     ).await?;
 
     hifigan_superres_vocoder_model_fs_path
@@ -191,6 +194,7 @@ pub async fn process_single_job(
       &mut redis_logger,
       "downloading synthesizer",
       job.id.0,
+      &inferencer.scoped_temp_dir_creator,
     ).await?;
 
     tts_synthesizer_fs_path
diff --git a/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/main.rs b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/main.rs
index 25a4389457..36958fb6b1 100644
--- a/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/main.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub mod caching;
 pub mod http_clients;
 pub mod job_steps;
 pub mod script_execution;
+pub mod util;
 
 use clap::{App, Arg};
 use config::common_env::CommonEnv;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use storage_buckets_common::bucket_client::BucketClient;
 use storage_buckets_common::bucket_path_unifier::BucketPathUnifier;
+use crate::util::scoped_temp_dir_creator::ScopedTempDirCreator;
 
 // Buckets (shared config)
 const ENV_ACCESS_KEY : &'static str = "ACCESS_KEY";
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
   info!("Is debug worker? {}", is_debug_worker);
 
   let inferencer = JobArgs {
+    scoped_temp_dir_creator: ScopedTempDirCreator::for_directory(&temp_directory),
     download_temp_directory: temp_directory,
     mysql_pool,
     redis_pool,
diff --git a/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/util/mod.rs b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/util/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db617bc657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod scoped_temp_dir_creator;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/util/scoped_temp_dir_creator.rs b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/util/scoped_temp_dir_creator.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bbfc03427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/service/tts_inference_job/src/util/scoped_temp_dir_creator.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use tempdir::TempDir;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ScopedTempDirCreator {
+  base_dir: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl ScopedTempDirCreator {
+
+  pub fn for_directory<P: AsRef<Path>>(base_dir: P) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      base_dir: PathBuf::from(&base_dir.as_ref()),
+    }
+  }
+
+  pub fn new_tempdir(&self, name: &str) -> std::io::Result<TempDir> {
+    TempDir::new_in(&self.base_dir, name)
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file