diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/WebView.qml b/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/WebView.qml
index fdc1452d9b..bb08e5e389 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/WebView.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/WebView.qml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ WebEngineView {
         id: zipTimer
         running: false
         repeat: false
-        interval: 1000
+        interval: 1500
         property var handler;
         onTriggered: handler();
     }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Desktop.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Desktop.qml
index 9ab9324b74..ab1fffdcf5 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Desktop.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Desktop.qml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ OriginalDesktop.Desktop {
     property bool webViewProfileSetup: false
     property string currentUrl: ""
     property string adaptedPath: ""
+    property string tempDir: ""
 
     function initWebviewProfileHandlers(profile) {
         console.log("the webview url in desktop is: " + currentUrl);
@@ -86,12 +87,12 @@ OriginalDesktop.Desktop {
         profile.downloadRequested.connect(function(download){
             console.log("Download start: " + download.state);
             adaptedPath = File.convertUrlToPath(currentUrl);
-            download.path = "C:/Users/elisa/Downloads/" + adaptedPath;
+            tempDir = File.getTempDir();
+            download.path = tempDir + "/" + adaptedPath;
             console.log("Path where it should download: " + download.path);
             download.accept();
             console.log("Download accept: " + download.state);
             if (download.state === WebEngineDownloadItem.DownloadInterrupted) {
-                console.log("Download? " + download.state);
                 console.log("download failed to complete");
             }
         })
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ OriginalDesktop.Desktop {
             if (download.state === WebEngineDownloadItem.DownloadCompleted) {
                 console.log("Download Finished: " + download.state);
                 console.log("File object is: " + File);
-                File.runUnzip(download.path, currentUrl);
+                File.runUnzip(download.path, tempDir, currentUrl);
             } else {
                 console.log("The download was corrupted, state: " + download.state);
             }
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/FileScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/FileScriptingInterface.cpp
index 4126b5fdad..94d8d1b424 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/FileScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/FileScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ FileScriptingInterface::FileScriptingInterface(QObject* parent) : QObject(parent
     // nothing for now
 }
 
-void FileScriptingInterface::runUnzip(QString path, QUrl url) {
+void FileScriptingInterface::runUnzip(QString path, QString tempDir, QUrl url) {
     qDebug() << "Url that was downloaded: " + url.toString();
     qDebug() << "Path where download is saved: " + path;
-    QString file = unzipFile(path);
+    QString file = unzipFile(path, tempDir);
     if (file != "") {
         qDebug() << "file to upload: " + file;
         QUrl url = QUrl::fromLocalFile(file);
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ void FileScriptingInterface::runUnzip(QString path, QUrl url) {
     } else {
         qDebug() << "unzip failed";
     }
+    qDebug() << "Removing temporary directory at: " + tempDir;
+    QDir(tempDir).removeRecursively();
 }
 
 bool FileScriptingInterface::testUrl(QUrl url) {
@@ -72,20 +74,20 @@ void FileScriptingInterface::downloadZip(QString path, const QString link) {
     QUrl url = QUrl(link);
     auto request = ResourceManager::createResourceRequest(nullptr, url);
     connect(request, &ResourceRequest::finished, this, [this, path]{
-        unzipFile(path);
+        unzipFile(path, ""); // so intellisense isn't mad
     });
     request->send();
 }
 
 
-QString FileScriptingInterface::unzipFile(QString path) {
+QString FileScriptingInterface::unzipFile(QString path, QString tempDir) {
 
     QDir dir(path);
     QString dirName = dir.path();
     qDebug() << "Zip directory is stored at: " + dirName;
-    QString target = path.section("/", -1) + "/model_repo";
+    QString target = tempDir + "/model_repo";
     qDebug() << "Target path: " + target;
-    QStringList list = JlCompress::extractDir(dirName, "C:/Users/elisa/Downloads/test");
+    QStringList list = JlCompress::extractDir(dirName, target);
 
     qDebug() << list;
 
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/FileScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/FileScriptingInterface.h
index df6b91c678..2658622644 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/FileScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/FileScriptingInterface.h
@@ -22,22 +22,18 @@ class FileScriptingInterface : public QObject {
 public:
     FileScriptingInterface(QObject* parent);
 
-    //void runUnzip(QString path, QString importURL);
-    QString getTempDir();
-
 
 public slots:
-    //void unzipFile(QString path);
     bool testUrl(QUrl url);
     QString convertUrlToPath(QUrl url);
-    void runUnzip(QString path, QUrl url);
+    void runUnzip(QString path, QString tempDir, QUrl url);
+    QString getTempDir();
 
 signals:
     void unzipSuccess(QString url);
 
 private:
-    //void downloadZip();
-    QString unzipFile(QString path);
+    QString unzipFile(QString path, QString tempDir);
     void recursiveFileScan(QFileInfo file, QString* dirName);
     void downloadZip(QString path, const QString link);