diff --git a/.github/workflows/ltb.yml b/.github/workflows/ltb.yml
index e282232f..62fa32aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ltb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ltb.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    timeout-minutes: 5
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
     - 
       name: Checkout code
diff --git a/node/internal/actors/internal_nats_server.go b/node/internal/actors/internal_nats_server.go
index 96995665..ad0b4554 100644
--- a/node/internal/actors/internal_nats_server.go
+++ b/node/internal/actors/internal_nats_server.go
@@ -67,14 +67,13 @@ func CreateInternalNatsServer(serverPubKey string, options models.NodeOptions) (
 	}
 	ns.creds = creds
 
-	err = os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "inex-"+serverPubKey), 0700)
+	ns.storeDir = filepath.Join(options.ResourceDirectory, "inex-"+serverPubKey)
+	err = os.Mkdir(ns.storeDir, 0700)
 	if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
 		options.Logger.Error("Failed to create store temp directory", slog.Any("error", err))
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ns.storeDir = filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "inex-"+serverPubKey)
-
 	opts, err := ns.generateConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		options.Logger.Error("Failed to generate NATS server config", slog.Any("error", err))