diff --git a/bot_config.yaml.example b/bot_config.yaml.example
index 105d6cd..af7fa4e 100644
--- a/bot_config.yaml.example
+++ b/bot_config.yaml.example
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 botname: 'Bob'
+tmpdir: '/tmp/.skyfall/egs-bot'
 token: '<your-bot-token>'
 telnet:
     host: '<your empyrion host address>'
diff --git a/commands.rb b/commands.rb
index 42557e7..073a587 100644
--- a/commands.rb
+++ b/commands.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def process_command_srvstatus(message, command, adm)
             else
                 print "Receipt FAILED to send (non-zero exit code on scripts/srvstatus.receipt) !!!\nContinuing to fetch details anyway...\n".red.bold
             end
-            reply = `./scripts/srvstatus #{telnet['host']} #{telnet['port']} #{telnet['pass']}`
+            reply = `./scripts/srvstatus #{telnet['host']} #{telnet['port']} #{telnet['pass']} #{@tmpdir}`
         else
             print "Server did not respond!\nSending failure message...\n".red.bold
             reply = "Server is not responding!"
diff --git a/patchnotes.txt b/patchnotes.txt
index 6ef4189..372beeb 100644
--- a/patchnotes.txt
+++ b/patchnotes.txt
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 SkyfallTech EGS Telebot
 Patch Notes:
 
-v0.3.04
+v0.4.00
 + Better server logs, round 3.
---- Vastly improved sanity check
---- Timestamps, colours, user IDs
---- Better STDOUT synchronization
+    * Vastly improved sanity check
+    * Timestamps, colours, user IDs
+    * Better STDOUT synchronization
 + Code efficiency improvements.
 + Fixed a few typos in responses.
 + Fixed possible "binary file" bug for /status command.
++ Added configurable tmp directory.
 
 v0.3.03
 + Fixed 'server is up oops nevermind' condition in /status.
 + Fixed /whoami output formatting.
 + Fixed /whereareyou command.
---- (previously relied on a now-broken Contegix service)
+    * (previously relied on a now-broken Contegix service)
 
 v0.3.02
 + Better server logs, round 2.
 + Less ambiguous patchnotes listing
---- (These are for the bot, not for Empyrion)
+    * (These are for the bot, not for Empyrion)
 
 v0.3.01
 + Better server logs, round 1.
diff --git a/run.rb b/run.rb
index a8dfa5c..bd831d5 100755
--- a/run.rb
+++ b/run.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ end
 #conf = YAML.load(File.read("bot_config.yaml"))
 @conf = YAML.load_file("bot_config.yaml")
 @botname = @conf['botname']
+@tmpdir = @conf['tmpdir']
 token = @conf['token']
 telnet = @conf['telnet']
 admin = @conf['admin']
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ puts "Checking if environment is sane...\n\n"
 print "Checking bot token ...................... "
 if token.nil?
     print "FAIL!\n\n".red.bold
-    puts "No bot token defined in bot_config.yaml!\nTHIS IS REQUIRED! Bot initialization failed; exiting..."
+    puts "No bot token defined in bot_config.yaml!\n" + "THIS IS REQUIRED!".red.bold + " Bot initialization failed; exiting..."
     exit(1)
 else
     print "OK\n".green.bold
@@ -42,6 +43,42 @@ if @botname.nil?
 else
     print "OK\n".green.bold
 end
+### Temporary directory check
+print "Checking configured tmp directory ....... "
+def is_tmp_writable?
+    system("mkdir -p #{@tmpdir} >/dev/null 2>&1")
+    if system("touch #{@tmpdir}/test.file >/dev/null 2>&1")
+        system("rm #{@tmpdir}/test.file >/dev/null 2>&1")
+        return true
+    else
+        system("rm #{@tmpdir}/test.file >/dev/null 2>&1") #Attempt to clean up anyway
+        return false
+    end
+end
+
+if @tmpdir.nil?
+    errcount += 1
+    print "FAIL!\n\n".red.bold
+    puts "Error(#{errcount.to_s}): No temporary directory defined. Using '/tmp/.skyfall/egs-bot'.\n"
+    @tmpdir = "/tmp/.skyfall/egs-bot"
+    if is_tmp_writable?
+        puts "Default temporary directory is writable. Continuing...\n\n"
+    else
+        errcount += 1
+        puts "Error(#{errcount.to_s}): Temporary directory [" + @tmpdir.red.bold + "] is not writable!\n" + "THIS IS REQUIRED!".red.bold + " Bot initialization failed; exiting..."
+        exit(1)
+    end
+else
+    if is_tmp_writable?
+        print "OK\n".green.bold
+    else
+        errcount += 1
+        print "FAIL!\n\n".red.bold
+        puts "Error(#{errcount.to_s}): Temporary directory [" + @tmpdir.red.bold + "] is not writable!\n" + "THIS IS REQUIRED!".red.bold + " Bot initialization failed; exiting..."
+        exit(1)
+    end
+end
+### End tmpdir check
 print "Checking telnet configuration ........... "
 if telnet.nil?
     errcount += 1
@@ -85,6 +122,7 @@ puts "Empyrion Telnet Port: #{telnet['port']}"
 puts "Authorized administrator IDs: #{admin}"
 puts "Authorized chat IDs: #{@auth_chat}"
 puts "Bot token: #{token}"
+puts "Temporary direcotry: #{@tmpdir}"
 puts "Start time: " + timestamp + "\n\n\n\n"
 STDOUT.flush
 
diff --git a/scripts/srvstatus b/scripts/srvstatus
index b026c65..3a3f57c 100755
--- a/scripts/srvstatus
+++ b/scripts/srvstatus
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 host=$1
 port=$2
 pass=$3
-tmpfile=/tmp/.egsbot-stat
+tmpfile=$4/.egsbot-stat
 
 if nc -zvw3 $host $port 2>/dev/null; then
 	./scripts/srvstatus.expect $host $port $pass > $tmpfile
-	grep -a -B1 -A8 Empyrion\ dedicated\ server /tmp/.stat | egrep -v Playfield\|Game\ seed
+	grep -a -B1 -A8 Empyrion\ dedicated\ server $tmpfile | egrep -v Playfield\|Game\ seed
 	printf "\nOnline players:\n- - - - - - - - - - - - -"
 	sed -n '/Global\ online/,/Global\ players/p' $tmpfile | awk -F\= '{print $3}' | sed 's/....$//'
 	rm $tmpfile