diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index c0b8328..5629196 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import debug from 'debug';
+import { createHash } from 'node:crypto';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
 
 const log = debug('eslint_d:config');
 
@@ -67,5 +70,9 @@ export async function removeConfig(resolver) {
  * @returns {string}
  */
 export function configFile(resolver) {
-  return `${resolver.base}/.eslint_d`;
+  const hash = createHash('sha256');
+
+  hash.update(path.resolve(resolver.base).replace('\\', '/'));
+
+  return path.join(os.tmpdir(), `${hash.digest('hex')}.eslint_d`);
 }
diff --git a/lib/config.test.js b/lib/config.test.js
index 0854014..554f8f8 100644
--- a/lib/config.test.js
+++ b/lib/config.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import { createHash } from 'node:crypto';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import { assert, sinon } from '@sinonjs/referee-sinon';
-import { loadConfig, writeConfig, removeConfig } from './config.js';
+import { configFile, loadConfig, writeConfig, removeConfig } from './config.js';
 
 describe('lib/config', () => {
   const resolver = {
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ describe('lib/config', () => {
 
       loadConfig(resolver);
 
-      assert.calledOnceWith(fs.readFile, 'some/base/.eslint_d', 'utf8');
+      assert.calledOnceWith(fs.readFile, configFile(resolver), 'utf8');
     });
 
     it('returns parsed config from file content', async () => {
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ describe('lib/config', () => {
       await assert.resolves(promise);
       assert.calledOnceWith(
         fs.writeFile,
-        'some/base/.eslint_d',
+        configFile(resolver),
         'token 123 456 hash'
       );
     });
@@ -88,7 +91,20 @@ describe('lib/config', () => {
       const promise = removeConfig(resolver);
 
       await assert.resolves(promise);
-      assert.calledOnceWith(fs.unlink, 'some/base/.eslint_d');
+      assert.calledOnceWith(fs.unlink, configFile(resolver));
+    });
+  });
+
+  context('configFile', () => {
+    it('returns unique config file path inside temp dir', () => {
+      const hash = createHash('sha256');
+
+      hash.update(path.resolve(resolver.base).replace('\\', '/'));
+
+      assert.equals(
+        configFile(resolver),
+        path.join(os.tmpdir(), `${hash.digest('hex')}.eslint_d`)
+      );
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/lib/daemon.test.js b/lib/daemon.test.js
index c8c4754..b20138d 100644
--- a/lib/daemon.test.js
+++ b/lib/daemon.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import { normalize, resolve } from 'node:path';
 import crypto from 'node:crypto';
 import net from 'node:net';
 import { assert, refute, match, sinon } from '@sinonjs/referee-sinon';
+import { configFile } from './config.js';
+
+/**
+ * @import {Resolver} from './resolver.js'
+ */
 
 describe('lib/daemon', () => {
   const randome_bytes = Buffer.from('token');
@@ -15,6 +20,15 @@ describe('lib/daemon', () => {
   let watcher;
   let argv;
 
+  /**
+   * @type {Resolver}
+   */
+  const resolverMock = {
+    base,
+    bundled: false,
+    require: sinon.stub()
+  };
+
   function returnThis() {
     // @ts-ignore
     return this;
@@ -59,7 +73,7 @@ describe('lib/daemon', () => {
 
     assert.calledOnceWith(
       fs_promises.writeFile,
-      `${base}/.eslint_d`,
+      configFile(resolverMock),
       `${randome_bytes.toString('hex')} 1234 ${process.pid} hash`
     );
     refute.called(fs.watch);
@@ -72,7 +86,9 @@ describe('lib/daemon', () => {
     fs_write_promise.resolve();
     await new Promise(setImmediate);
 
-    assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, `${base}/.eslint_d`, { persistent: false });
+    assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, configFile(resolverMock), {
+      persistent: false
+    });
   });
 
   it('logs error runs shutdown if config file write fails', async () => {
@@ -85,7 +101,7 @@ describe('lib/daemon', () => {
     refute.called(fs.watch);
     assert.calledOnceWith(console.error, 'eslint_d: Error: Oh noes!');
     assert.calledOnceWith(server.close, match.func);
-    assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, `${base}/.eslint_d`);
+    assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, configFile(resolverMock));
     assert.calledOnceWith(process.exit, 0);
   });
 
@@ -102,7 +118,7 @@ describe('lib/daemon', () => {
 
     assert.calledOnce(watcher.close);
     assert.calledOnceWith(server.close, match.func);
-    assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, `${base}/.eslint_d`);
+    assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, configFile(resolverMock));
     assert.calledOnceWith(process.exit, 0);
   });
 
@@ -147,7 +163,7 @@ describe('lib/daemon', () => {
       await new Promise(setImmediate);
 
       assert.calledOnceWith(server.close, match.func);
-      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, `${base}/.eslint_d`);
+      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, configFile(resolverMock));
       assert.calledOnceWith(process.exit, 0);
       server.close.resetHistory();
       fs_promises.unlink['resetHistory']();
@@ -188,7 +204,7 @@ describe('lib/daemon', () => {
       await new Promise(setImmediate);
 
       assert.calledOnceWith(server.close, match.func);
-      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, `${base}/.eslint_d`);
+      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, configFile(resolverMock));
       assert.calledOnceWith(process.exit, 0);
     });
 
@@ -214,7 +230,7 @@ describe('lib/daemon', () => {
       await new Promise(setImmediate);
 
       assert.calledOnceWith(server.close, match.func);
-      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, `${base}/.eslint_d`);
+      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, configFile(resolverMock));
       assert.calledOnceWith(process.exit, 0);
     });
   });
diff --git a/lib/forwarder.test.js b/lib/forwarder.test.js
index f957329..1bee356 100644
--- a/lib/forwarder.test.js
+++ b/lib/forwarder.test.js
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import net from 'node:net';
 import child_process from 'node:child_process';
 import EventEmitter from 'node:events';
 import { PassThrough } from 'node:stream';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import fs_promises from 'node:fs/promises';
 import supportsColor from 'supports-color';
 import { assert, refute, match, sinon } from '@sinonjs/referee-sinon';
+import { configFile } from './config.js';
 import { forwardToDaemon, isAlive } from './forwarder.js';
 import { createResolver } from './resolver.js';
 import { LINT_COMMAND } from './commands.js';
@@ -191,6 +193,7 @@ describe('lib/forwarder', () => {
     });
 
     it('launch daemon on first connection refused', async () => {
+      const resolverConfigFile = configFile(resolver);
       const chunks = ['response ', 'from daemon'];
       sinon.replace(
         socket,
@@ -207,12 +210,12 @@ describe('lib/forwarder', () => {
       await new Promise(setImmediate);
 
       // removeConfig
-      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, `${resolver.base}/.eslint_d`);
+      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, resolverConfigFile);
       await new Promise(setImmediate);
       // spawn
       assert.calledOnce(child_process.spawn);
       // watch config
-      watcher.emit('change', 'rename', '.eslint_d');
+      watcher.emit('change', 'rename', path.basename(resolverConfigFile));
       await new Promise(setImmediate);
       // read config
       read_file_promise.resolve(JSON.stringify(config));
@@ -346,6 +349,8 @@ describe('lib/forwarder', () => {
     });
 
     it('logs error on second ECONNREFUSED', async () => {
+      const resolverConfigFile = configFile(resolver);
+
       sinon.replace(fs_promises, 'unlink', sinon.fake.resolves());
 
       forwardToDaemon(resolver, config);
@@ -355,12 +360,12 @@ describe('lib/forwarder', () => {
       await new Promise(setImmediate);
 
       // removeConfig
-      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, `${resolver.base}/.eslint_d`);
+      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, resolverConfigFile);
       await new Promise(setImmediate);
       // spawn
       assert.calledOnce(child_process.spawn);
       // watch config
-      watcher.emit('change', 'rename', '.eslint_d');
+      watcher.emit('change', 'rename', path.basename(resolverConfigFile));
       await new Promise(setImmediate);
       // read config
       read_file_promise.resolve(JSON.stringify(config));
diff --git a/lib/launcher.js b/lib/launcher.js
index d53afee..45bfe04 100644
--- a/lib/launcher.js
+++ b/lib/launcher.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import os from 'node:os';
 import child_process from 'node:child_process';
 import debug from 'debug';
-import { loadConfig, removeConfig } from './config.js';
+import { configFile, loadConfig, removeConfig } from './config.js';
 import { forwardCommandToDaemon } from './forwarder.js';
 import { SHUTDOWN_COMMAND } from './commands.js';
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ export async function launchDaemon(resolver, hash, is_debug_mode) {
       daemon_process.unref();
     }
 
-    await waitForConfig(resolver.base);
+    await waitForConfig(configFile(resolver));
     config = await loadConfig(resolver);
   } catch (err) {
     error = err;
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export async function stopDaemon(resolver, config) {
   log('Stopping daemon %o', config);
   try {
     await Promise.all([
-      waitForConfig(resolver.base),
+      waitForConfig(configFile(resolver)),
       platformAwareStopDaemon(config)
     ]);
   } catch (err) {
@@ -127,16 +128,17 @@ function getIDLE(ppid) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {string} base
+ * @param {string} resolverConfigFile
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
-function waitForConfig(base) {
+function waitForConfig(resolverConfigFile) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const configBasename = path.basename(resolverConfigFile);
     let timeout = null;
     const watcher = fs
-      .watch(base)
+      .watch(path.dirname(resolverConfigFile))
       .on('change', (type, filename) => {
-        if (type === 'rename' && filename === '.eslint_d') {
+        if (type === 'rename' && filename === configBasename) {
           clearTimeout(timeout);
           watcher.close();
           resolve();
diff --git a/lib/launcher.test.js b/lib/launcher.test.js
index 933dab2..aaff5fb 100644
--- a/lib/launcher.test.js
+++ b/lib/launcher.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import fs_promises from 'node:fs/promises';
 import os from 'node:os';
@@ -5,6 +6,7 @@ import net from 'node:net';
 import child_process from 'node:child_process';
 import EventEmitter from 'node:events';
 import { assert, refute, match, sinon } from '@sinonjs/referee-sinon';
+import { configFile } from './config.js';
 import { createResolver } from './resolver.js';
 import { launchDaemon, stopDaemon } from './launcher.js';
 import { strictEqual } from 'node:assert';
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ describe('lib/launcher', () => {
       assert.calledWith(process.on, 'SIGINT', match.func);
       process.on['callback']();
 
-      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, `${resolver.base}/.eslint_d`);
+      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, configFile(resolver));
     });
 
     it('fails if idle is not a number', () => {
@@ -186,14 +188,15 @@ describe('lib/launcher', () => {
 
     it('waits for config file to appear and resolves', async () => {
       const promise = launchDaemon(resolver, 'hash', false);
+      const resolverConfigFile = configFile(resolver);
 
-      assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, resolver.base);
+      assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, path.dirname(resolverConfigFile));
 
-      watcher.emit('change', 'rename', '.eslint_d');
+      watcher.emit('change', 'rename', path.basename(resolverConfigFile));
 
       assert.calledOnceWith(watcher.close);
       await Promise.resolve();
-      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.readFile, `${resolver.base}/.eslint_d`);
+      assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.readFile, configFile(resolver));
 
       read_file_promise.resolve('token 123 456 hash');
 
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ describe('lib/launcher', () => {
       const promise = launchDaemon(resolver, 'hash', false);
       const error = new Error('read error');
 
-      watcher.emit('change', 'rename', '.eslint_d');
+      watcher.emit('change', 'rename', path.basename(configFile(resolver)));
       read_file_promise.reject(error);
 
       await assert.resolves(promise, null);
@@ -275,12 +278,13 @@ describe('lib/launcher', () => {
 
       it('waits for the config to be removed and resolves', async () => {
         const promise = stopDaemon(resolver, config);
+        const resolverConfigFile = configFile(resolver);
 
         await new Promise(setImmediate);
 
-        assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, resolver.base);
+        assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, path.dirname(resolverConfigFile));
 
-        watcher.emit('change', 'rename', '.eslint_d');
+        watcher.emit('change', 'rename', path.basename(resolverConfigFile));
 
         assert.calledOnceWith(watcher.close);
         await assert.resolves(promise, undefined);
@@ -301,13 +305,13 @@ describe('lib/launcher', () => {
           console.error,
           'eslint_d: Error: kill error - removing config'
         );
-        assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, `${resolver.base}/.eslint_d`);
+        assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, configFile(resolver));
       });
 
       it('does not wait for the config file removal', async () => {
         const promise = stopDaemon(resolver, config);
 
-        assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, resolver.base);
+        assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, path.dirname(configFile(resolver)));
         await assert.resolves(promise, undefined);
       });
     });
@@ -366,6 +370,7 @@ describe('lib/launcher', () => {
 
       it('waits for the config to be removed and resolves', async () => {
         const promise = stopDaemon(resolver, config);
+        const resolverConfigFile = configFile(resolver);
 
         await new Promise((resolve) => {
           server.on('connection', (socket) => {
@@ -373,9 +378,9 @@ describe('lib/launcher', () => {
           });
         });
 
-        assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, resolver.base);
+        assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, path.dirname(resolverConfigFile));
 
-        watcher.emit('change', 'rename', '.eslint_d');
+        watcher.emit('change', 'rename', path.basename(resolverConfigFile));
 
         assert.calledOnceWith(watcher.close);
         await assert.resolves(promise, undefined);
@@ -396,13 +401,13 @@ describe('lib/launcher', () => {
           console.error,
           'eslint_d: Error: kill error - removing config'
         );
-        assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, `${resolver.base}/.eslint_d`);
+        assert.calledOnceWith(fs_promises.unlink, configFile(resolver));
       });
 
       it('does not wait for the config file removal', async () => {
         const promise = stopDaemon(resolver, config);
 
-        assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, resolver.base);
+        assert.calledOnceWith(fs.watch, path.dirname(configFile(resolver)));
         await assert.resolves(promise, undefined);
       });
     });
diff --git a/test/test.integration.js b/test/test.integration.js
index cfe858f..9adfcbb 100644
--- a/test/test.integration.js
+++ b/test/test.integration.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import child_process from 'node:child_process';
+import { createHash } from 'node:crypto';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import os from 'node:os';
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 import { assert, refute } from '@sinonjs/referee-sinon';
 
@@ -87,7 +89,12 @@ describe('integration tests', () => {
       const { version: eslint_version } = require(
         require.resolve('eslint/package.json', { paths: [cwd] })
       );
-      const config = `${cwd}/node_modules/eslint/.eslint_d`;
+      const eslintPath = `${cwd}/node_modules/eslint`;
+      const hash = createHash('sha256');
+
+      hash.update(path.resolve(eslintPath).replace('\\', '/'));
+
+      const config = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `${hash.digest('hex')}.eslint_d`);
       let pid;
 
       after(unlinkHook(config));
@@ -191,7 +198,12 @@ describe('integration tests', () => {
     ).forEach((fixture) => {
       context(fixture, () => {
         const cwd = path.resolve(`test/fixture/${fixture}`);
-        const config = `${cwd}/node_modules/eslint/.eslint_d`;
+        const eslintPath = `${cwd}/node_modules/eslint`;
+        const hash = createHash('sha256');
+
+        hash.update(path.resolve(eslintPath).replace('\\', '/'));
+
+        const config = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `${hash.digest('hex')}.eslint_d`);
 
         after(unlinkHook(config));