diff --git a/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/Environment.java b/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/Environment.java
index 033698f01..16cb14aca 100644
--- a/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/Environment.java
+++ b/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/Environment.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public class Environment {
 		LOG.debug("cryptomator.ipcPortPath: {}", System.getProperty("cryptomator.ipcPortPath"));
 		LOG.debug("cryptomator.keychainPath: {}", System.getProperty("cryptomator.keychainPath"));
 		LOG.debug("cryptomator.logDir: {}", System.getProperty("cryptomator.logDir"));
+		LOG.debug("cryptomator.mountPointsDir: {}", System.getProperty("cryptomator.mountPointsDir"));
 	}
 
 	public Stream<Path> getSettingsPath() {
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ public class Environment {
 				.map(ABSOLUTE_HOME_DIR::resolve); // resolve relative path against HOME
 	}
 
+	public Optional<Path> getMountPointsDir() {
+		return getPath("cryptomator.mountPointsDir").map(this::replaceHomeDir);
+	}
+
 
 	private Optional<Path> getPath(String propertyName) {
 		String value = System.getProperty(propertyName);
diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/model/FuseVolume.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/model/FuseVolume.java
index b1d07894b..71868066f 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/model/FuseVolume.java
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/model/FuseVolume.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.cryptomator.ui.model;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils;
+import org.cryptomator.common.Environment;
 import org.cryptomator.common.settings.VaultSettings;
 import org.cryptomator.cryptofs.CryptoFileSystem;
 import org.cryptomator.frontend.fuse.mount.CommandFailedException;
@@ -25,21 +26,19 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 public class FuseVolume implements Volume {
 
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FuseVolume.class);
-
-	// TODO: dont use fixed Strings and rather set them in some system environment variables in the cryptomator installer and load those!
-	private static final String DEFAULT_MOUNTROOTPATH_MAC = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/Library/Application Support/Cryptomator";
-	private static final String DEFAULT_MOUNTROOTPATH_LINUX = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/.Cryptomator";
 	private static final int MAX_TMPMOUNTPOINT_CREATION_RETRIES = 10;
 
 	private final VaultSettings vaultSettings;
+	private final Environment environment;
 
 	private Mount fuseMnt;
 	private Path mountPoint;
 	private boolean createdTemporaryMountPoint;
 
 	@Inject
-	public FuseVolume(VaultSettings vaultSettings) {
+	public FuseVolume(VaultSettings vaultSettings, Environment environment) {
 		this.vaultSettings = vaultSettings;
+		this.environment = environment;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ public class FuseVolume implements Volume {
 	}
 
 	private Path createTemporaryMountPoint() throws IOException {
-		Path parent = Paths.get(SystemUtils.IS_OS_MAC ? DEFAULT_MOUNTROOTPATH_MAC : DEFAULT_MOUNTROOTPATH_LINUX);
+		Path parent = environment.getMountPointsDir().orElseThrow();
 		String basename = vaultSettings.getId();
 		for (int i = 0; i < MAX_TMPMOUNTPOINT_CREATION_RETRIES; i++) {
 			try {