diff --git a/src/builder/mount.rs b/src/builder/mount.rs
index fdfc214..471fb40 100644
--- a/src/builder/mount.rs
+++ b/src/builder/mount.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ impl OCIBuilder {
             upperdir_path
         );
 
+        let tmp_path = self.layer_store().overlay_tmp_path(&top_layer_digest);
+
         let mut lowerdir_paths: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
 
         for layer in cnt.rootfs_diff() {
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ impl OCIBuilder {
         if lowerdir_paths.is_empty() {
             mount_options = format!(
                 "lowerdir={},upperdir={},workdir={}",
-                upperdir_path.display(),
+                tmp_path.display(),
                 upperdir_path.display(),
                 workdir_path.display(),
             );
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ impl OCIBuilder {
         );
 
         if nix::unistd::geteuid().as_raw() != 0 {
-            mount_rootless(&mount_point, lowerdir_paths, &upperdir_path, &workdir_path)?
+            mount_rootless(&mount_point, &mount_options)?
         } else {
             mount(&mount_point, &mount_options)?;
         }
@@ -160,31 +162,10 @@ fn umount(mount_point: &Path) -> BuilderResult<()> {
     }
 }
 
-fn mount_rootless(
-    mount_point: &Path,
-    lower_dir: Vec<String>,
-    upper_dir: &Path,
-    work_dir: &Path,
-) -> BuilderResult<()> {
-    let mut cmd_options = String::new();
-    for ldir in lower_dir {
-        if cmd_options.is_empty() {
-            cmd_options = format!("lowerdir={}", ldir)
-        } else {
-            cmd_options = format!("{}:{}", cmd_options, ldir)
-        }
-    }
-
-    cmd_options = format!(
-        "{},upperdir={},workdir={}",
-        cmd_options,
-        upper_dir.display(),
-        work_dir.display(),
-    );
-
+fn mount_rootless(mount_point: &Path, mount_options: &str) -> BuilderResult<()> {
     match Command::new("/usr/bin/fuse-overlayfs")
         .arg("-o")
-        .arg(cmd_options)
+        .arg(mount_options)
         .arg(mount_point.display().to_string())
         .output()
     {
diff --git a/src/layer/create.rs b/src/layer/create.rs
index 5129c78..a804c30 100644
--- a/src/layer/create.rs
+++ b/src/layer/create.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ impl LayerStore {
             &self.overlay_diff_path(dg),
             &self.overlay_rootfs_path(dg),
             &self.overlay_work_path(dg),
+            &self.overlay_tmp_path(dg),
         ];
 
         for dir_path in overlays_subdir {
diff --git a/src/layer/store.rs b/src/layer/store.rs
index d49e312..2d08e72 100644
--- a/src/layer/store.rs
+++ b/src/layer/store.rs
@@ -69,4 +69,11 @@ impl LayerStore {
         work_path.push("work");
         work_path
     }
+
+    pub fn overlay_tmp_path(&self, dg: &digest::Digest) -> PathBuf {
+        let mut work_path = self.overlay_path.clone();
+        work_path.push(&dg.encoded);
+        work_path.push("tmp");
+        work_path
+    }
 }