diff --git a/tomcat-multiple-instances/templates/tomcat-default.j2 b/tomcat-multiple-instances/templates/tomcat-default.j2
index 2806540f..70ac3554 100644
--- a/tomcat-multiple-instances/templates/tomcat-default.j2
+++ b/tomcat-multiple-instances/templates/tomcat-default.j2
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -XX:+DisableAttachMechanism -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremo
 JAVA_OPTS="${JAVA_OPTS} -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,address={{ item.remote_debugging_port }},server=y,suspend=n"
 {% endif %}
 # WARNING: This directory will be destroyed and recreated at every startup !
-JVM_TMP={{ item.instance_path }}/tmp
+{% if item.catalina_tmp_directory is defined %}
+JVM_TMP={{ item.catalina_tmp_directory }}/jvm_tmp
+{% else %}
+JVM_TMP={{ item.instance_path }}/tmp/jvm_tmp
+{% endif %}
 {% if item.catalina_tmp_directory is defined %}
 export CATALINA_TMPDIR={{ item.catalina_tmp_directory }}
 {% endif %}