diff --git a/csst_common/pipeline.py b/csst_common/pipeline.py
index 4f75f3555467654a926c9fb04a507741f9f61032..7f1dd518cf49f321cbda48f1810f542ad482463c 100644
--- a/csst_common/pipeline.py
+++ b/csst_common/pipeline.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class Pipeline:
         self,
         dir_input: str = "/pipeline/input",
         dir_output: str = "/pipeline/output",
+        dir_temp: str = "/pipeline/temp",
         dir_aux: str = "/pipeline/aux",
         dfs_root: str = "/dfs_root",
         ccds_root: str = "/ccds_root",
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ class Pipeline:
         # set directory information
         self.dir_input = dir_input
         self.dir_output = dir_output
+        self.dir_temp = dir_temp
         self.dir_aux = dir_aux
         self.dfs_root = dfs_root
         self.ccds_root = ccds_root