diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index c5a028d..85716c9 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -345,7 +345,10 @@ func (db *DB) Exist(key []byte) (bool, error) {
 // validateOptions validates the given options.
 func validateOptions(options *Options) error {
 	if options.DirPath == "" {
-		return ErrDBDirectoryISEmpty
+		options.DirPath = tempDBDir()
+		if options.DirPath == "" {
+			return ErrDBDirectoryISEmpty
+		}
 	}
 	if options.MemtableSize <= 0 {
 		options.MemtableSize = DefaultOptions.MemtableSize
diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index 5c479f8..cdca990 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -53,11 +53,14 @@ func TestDBOpen(t *testing.T) {
 		err = db.Close()
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	})
-	t.Run("Invalid options - no directory path", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Empty directory path uses temporary directory", func(t *testing.T) {
 		options := DefaultOptions
 		options.DirPath = ""
-		_, err := Open(options)
-		require.Error(t, err, "Open should return an error")
+		db, err := Open(options)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, db)
+		defer destroyDB(db)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, db.options.DirPath)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 274a4ff..33a6550 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var DefaultOptions = Options{
-	DirPath: tempDBDir(),
+	DirPath: "",
 	//nolint:gomnd // default
 	MemtableSize: 64 * MB,
 	//nolint:gomnd // default