diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2e861a..78c4644 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ This module will manage the pattern databases of *syslog-ng* by using existing f
 
 ### What patterndb affects
 
-Depending on the top-level configuration variables `$base_dir` and `$temp_dir`, this module will manage and execute the following elements in order:
+Depending on the top-level configuration variables `$base_dir` and `$cache_dir`, this module will manage and execute the following elements in order:
 
 0. (OPTIONAL) Manage package `syslog-ng`
 1. Manage `$base_dir/etc/syslog-ng/patterndb.d` recursively
 2. Manage the contents of the above directory using [existing](#defined-type-patterndbrawruleset) or [generated](#defined-type-patterndbsimpleruleset) patterndb *ruleset* files
-3. Merge the contents of the latter using `pdbtool` into a temporary file `${temp_dir}/syslog-ng/patterndb/${parser}.xml` where `$parser` is the name of the *patterndb* (you can have as many as you want, *e.g.* for *staged parsing*.
+3. Merge the contents of the latter using `pdbtool` into a temporary file `${cache_dir}/syslog-ng/patterndb/${parser}.xml` where `$parser` is the name of the *patterndb* (you can have as many as you want, *e.g.* for *staged parsing*.
 4. (OPTIONAL) Test the resulting patterndbs
 5. Deploy the temporary files into `${base_dir}/var/lib/syslog-ng/patterndb/${parser}.xml`
 
diff --git a/data/default.yaml b/data/default.yaml
index 605edb4..91348fd 100644
--- a/data/default.yaml
+++ b/data/default.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 patterndb::base_dir: /
-patterndb::temp_dir: /tmp/syslog-ng
 patterndb::package_name: false
 patterndb::manage_package: true
 patterndb::package_name: syslog-ng
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 954990a..d439f86 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 class patterndb (
   String[1] $package_name,
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $config_dir,
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $cache_dir = '/var/cache/syslog-ng',
   String[1] $base_dir = '/',
-  String[1] $temp_dir = "${base_dir}/tmp/syslog-ng",
   Boolean $manage_package = true,
   Array[String[1]] $syslogng_modules = [],
   Boolean $use_hiera = false,
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   if $manage_package {
     ensure_resource ( 'package', $package_name, { 'ensure' => 'installed' })
   }
-  ensure_resource ( 'file', $temp_dir, { ensure => directory })
+  ensure_resource ( 'file', $cache_dir, { ensure => directory })
   ensure_resource (
     'file', "${base_dir}/var/lib/syslog-ng",
     { ensure => 'directory' }
diff --git a/manifests/parser.pp b/manifests/parser.pp
index ed4954e..af2261f 100644
--- a/manifests/parser.pp
+++ b/manifests/parser.pp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       'force'   => true,
       'recurse' => true,
   })
-  ensure_resource ('file', "${patterndb::temp_dir}/patterndb", {
+  ensure_resource ('file', "${patterndb::cache_dir}/patterndb", {
       'ensure' => 'directory',
   })
   ensure_resource ('file', "patterndb::file::${name}", {
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@
       'path'   => "${patterndb::base_dir}/var/lib/syslog-ng/patterndb/${name}.xml"
   })
   exec { "patterndb::merge::${name}":
-    command     => "pdbtool merge -r --glob \\*.pdb -D ${patterndb::config_dir}/${name} -p ${patterndb::temp_dir}/patterndb/${name}.xml",
+    command     => "pdbtool merge -r --glob \\*.pdb -D ${patterndb::config_dir}/${name} -p ${patterndb::cache_dir}/patterndb/${name}.xml",
     path        => $facts['path'],
     logoutput   => true,
     refreshonly => true,
   }
 
   exec { "patterndb::test::${name}":
-    #command    => "/usr/bin/pdbtool --validate test ${::patterndb::temp_dir}/patterndb/${name}.xml $modules",
-    command     => "pdbtool test ${patterndb::temp_dir}/patterndb/${name}.xml ${modules}",
+    #command    => "/usr/bin/pdbtool --validate test ${::patterndb::cache_dir}/patterndb/${name}.xml $modules",
+    command     => "pdbtool test ${patterndb::cache_dir}/patterndb/${name}.xml ${modules}",
     path        => $facts['path'],
     logoutput   => true,
     refreshonly => true,
   }
 
   exec { "patterndb::deploy::${name}":
-    command     => "cp ${patterndb::temp_dir}/patterndb/${name}.xml ${patterndb::base_dir}/var/lib/syslog-ng/patterndb/",
+    command     => "cp ${patterndb::cache_dir}/patterndb/${name}.xml ${patterndb::base_dir}/var/lib/syslog-ng/patterndb/",
     logoutput   => true,
     path        => $facts['path'],
     refreshonly => true,