diff --git a/scripts/install_helpers.sh b/scripts/install_helpers.sh
index ea7445b..daa6421 100644
--- a/scripts/install_helpers.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_helpers.sh
@@ -58,3 +58,15 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
   ln -sf $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/templates/$TMP_MOUNT /usr/lib/systemd/system
 }
+
+install_tmp_mount() {
+  STATE=$(systemctl is-enabled tmp.mount 2>&1 | grep -E '(enabled|disabled)')
+  ! [ -f /usr/share/systemd/tmp.mount ] && echo "Warning: no /usr/share/systemd/tmp.mount found"
+  if [ -z $STATE ]; then
+    cp -f /usr/share/systemd/tmp.mount /etc/systemd/system/tmp.mount
+    systemctl daemon-reload
+    systemctl enable tmp.mount
+  else
+    echo "tmp.mount is $STATE, skipping"
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/scripts/install_services.sh b/scripts/install_services.sh
index 3b3ec8f..c623ce2 100755
--- a/scripts/install_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_services.sh
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ install_services() {
   set_hostname
   update_etc_hosts
   set_login
+  install_tmp_mount
 
   install_depends
   install_scripts
diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index f27fcf3..a6fef3b 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ if ! which inotifywait &>/dev/null;then
   apt-get -y install inotify-tools
 fi
 
+install_tmp_mount
 remove_unit_file birdnet_server.service /usr/local/bin/server.py
 remove_unit_file extraction.service /usr/local/bin/extract_new_birdsounds.sh