diff --git a/toniepodcastsync.py b/toniepodcastsync.py
index d26c634..5f06ccc 100644
--- a/toniepodcastsync.py
+++ b/toniepodcastsync.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """The Tonie Podcast Sync API."""
 import logging
 import platform
-import shutil
 import subprocess
+import tempfile
 from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -73,53 +73,55 @@ def sync_podcast_to_tonie(self, podcast: Podcast, tonie_id: str, max_minutes: in
             tonie_id (str): The id of the tonie
             max_minutes (int, optional): The maximum time of podcasts in length. Defaults to 90.
         """
-        if tonie_id not in self.__tonieDict:
-            msg = f"ERROR: Cannot find tonie with ID {tonie_id}"
-            log.error(msg)
-            console.print(msg, style="red")
-            return
-        if len(podcast.epList) == 0:
-            msg = (
-                f"ERROR: Cannot find any episodes at all for podcast '{podcast.title}'"
-                f"to put on tonie with ID {tonie_id}"
-            )
-            log.warning(msg)
-            console.print(msg, style="orange")
-            return
-        if not self.__is_tonie_empty(tonie_id):
-            # check if new feed has newer epsiodes than tonie
-            latest_episode_feed = self.__generate_chapter_title(podcast.epList[0])
-            latest_episode_tonie = self.__tonieDict[tonie_id].chapters[0].title
-            if latest_episode_tonie == latest_episode_feed:
-                msg = f"Podcast '{podcast.title}' has no new episodes, latest episode is '{latest_episode_tonie}'"
-                log.info(msg)
-                console.print(msg)
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as podcast_cache_directory:
+            self.podcast_cache_directory = Path(podcast_cache_directory)
+            msg = f"DEBUG: cache path is {self.podcast_cache_directory}"
+            log.debug(msg)
+            if tonie_id not in self.__tonieDict:
+                msg = f"ERROR: Cannot find tonie with ID {tonie_id}"
+                log.error(msg)
+                console.print(msg, style="red")
                 return
-        else:
-            log.info("### tonie is empty")
-        # add new episodes to tonie
-        self.__wipe_tonie(tonie_id)
-        cached_episodes = self.__cache_podcast_episodes(podcast, max_minutes)
-
-        for e in track(
-            cached_episodes,
-            description=(
-                f"{podcast.title}: transferring {len(cached_episodes)} episodes"
-                f" to {self.__tonieDict[tonie_id].name}"
-            ),
-            total=len(cached_episodes),
-            transient=True,
-            refresh_per_second=2,
-        ):
-            self.__upload_episode(e, tonie_id)
-
-        episode_info = [f"{episode.title} ({episode.published})" for episode in cached_episodes]
-        console.print(
-            f"{podcast.title}: Successfully uploaded {episode_info} to "
-            f"{self.__tonieDict[tonie_id].name} ({self.__tonieDict[tonie_id].id})",
-        )
-
-        self.__cleanup_cache()
+            if len(podcast.epList) == 0:
+                msg = (
+                    f"ERROR: Cannot find any episodes at all for podcast '{podcast.title}'"
+                    f"to put on tonie with ID {tonie_id}"
+                )
+                log.warning(msg)
+                console.print(msg, style="orange")
+                return
+            if not self.__is_tonie_empty(tonie_id):
+                # check if new feed has newer epsiodes than tonie
+                latest_episode_feed = self.__generate_chapter_title(podcast.epList[0])
+                latest_episode_tonie = self.__tonieDict[tonie_id].chapters[0].title
+                if latest_episode_tonie == latest_episode_feed:
+                    msg = f"Podcast '{podcast.title}' has no new episodes, latest episode is '{latest_episode_tonie}'"
+                    log.info(msg)
+                    console.print(msg)
+                    return
+            else:
+                log.info("### tonie is empty")
+            # add new episodes to tonie
+            self.__wipe_tonie(tonie_id)
+            cached_episodes = self.__cache_podcast_episodes(podcast, max_minutes)
+
+            for e in track(
+                cached_episodes,
+                description=(
+                    f"{podcast.title}: transferring {len(cached_episodes)} episodes"
+                    f" to {self.__tonieDict[tonie_id].name}"
+                ),
+                total=len(cached_episodes),
+                transient=True,
+                refresh_per_second=2,
+            ):
+                self.__upload_episode(e, tonie_id)
+
+            episode_info = [f"{episode.title} ({episode.published})" for episode in cached_episodes]
+            console.print(
+                f"{podcast.title}: Successfully uploaded {episode_info} to "
+                f"{self.__tonieDict[tonie_id].name} ({self.__tonieDict[tonie_id].id})",
+            )
 
     def __upload_episode(self, ep: Episode, tonie_id: str) -> None:
         # upload a given episode to a creative tonie
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ def __cache_podcast_episodes(self, podcast: Podcast, max_minutes: int = MAXIMUM_
     def __cache_episode(self, ep: Episode) -> bool:
         # local download of a single episode into a subfolder
         # file name is build according to __generateFilename
-        podcast_path = Path("podcasts") / sanitize_filepath(ep.podcast)
+        podcast_path = self.podcast_cache_directory / sanitize_filepath(ep.podcast)
         podcast_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
         fname = podcast_path / self.__generate_filename(ep)
@@ -205,10 +207,6 @@ def __generate_filename(self, ep: Episode) -> str:
         # generates canonical filename for local episode cache
         return sanitize_filename(f"{ep.published} {ep.title}.mp3")
 
-    def __cleanup_cache(self) -> None:
-        console.print("Cleanup the cache folder.")
-        shutil.rmtree(Path("podcasts"), ignore_errors=True)
-
     def __generate_chapter_title(self, ep: Episode) -> str:
         # generate chapter title used when writing on tonie
         return ep.title + " (" + ep.published + ")"