diff --git a/yazi-config/src/preview/preview.rs b/yazi-config/src/preview/preview.rs
index ac8a0ea2..d58b0440 100644
--- a/yazi-config/src/preview/preview.rs
+++ b/yazi-config/src/preview/preview.rs
@@ -49,15 +49,10 @@ impl Default for Preview {
 		let preview = toml::from_str::<Outer>(&MERGED_YAZI).unwrap().preview;
 		check_validation(preview.validate());
 
-		let mut cache_dir = Xdg::cache_dir();
+		let cache_dir =
+			preview.cache_dir.filter(|p| !p.is_empty()).map_or_else(Xdg::cache_dir, expand_path);
 		std::fs::create_dir_all(&cache_dir).expect("Failed to create cache directory");
 
-		// If the `cache_dir` is set in the configuration file, use it instead
-		if let Some(p) = preview.cache_dir.filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).map(expand_path) {
-			cache_dir = p;
-			std::fs::create_dir_all(&cache_dir).expect("Failed to create cache directory");
-		}
-
 		Preview {
 			tab_size: preview.tab_size,
 			max_width: preview.max_width,
diff --git a/yazi-dds/src/stream.rs b/yazi-dds/src/stream.rs
index 3ae7b9c1..2262c66c 100644
--- a/yazi-dds/src/stream.rs
+++ b/yazi-dds/src/stream.rs
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ impl Stream {
 
 	#[cfg(unix)]
 	fn socket_file() -> std::path::PathBuf {
+		use std::env::temp_dir;
+
 		use uzers::Users;
-		use yazi_shared::Xdg;
 
 		use crate::USERS_CACHE;
 
-		Xdg::cache_dir().join(format!(".dds-{}.sock", USERS_CACHE.get_current_uid()))
+		temp_dir().join(format!(".yazi_dds-{}.sock", USERS_CACHE.get_current_uid()))
 	}
 }