diff --git a/litellm/llms/github_copilot/authenticator.py b/litellm/llms/github_copilot/authenticator.py
index bb2e1fca056..94a81c7dfd0 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/github_copilot/authenticator.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/github_copilot/authenticator.py
@@ -231,10 +231,8 @@ class Authenticator:
                 self.token_dir,
                 e,
             )
-            uid: Final = os.getuid() if hasattr(os, "getuid") else "user"
-            self.token_dir = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), f"litellm_{uid}", "github_copilot")
             try:
-                os.makedirs(self.token_dir, mode=0o700, exist_ok=True)
+                self.token_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="litellm_copilot_")
             except OSError:
                 pass
             self.access_token_file = os.path.join(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/github_copilot/test_github_copilot_authenticator.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/github_copilot/test_github_copilot_authenticator.py
index b5e43b677e5..881fde49c66 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/github_copilot/test_github_copilot_authenticator.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/github_copilot/test_github_copilot_authenticator.py
@@ -38,15 +38,13 @@ class TestGitHubCopilotAuthenticator:
             assert os.path.basename(auth.api_key_file) == "api-key.json"
             mock_makedirs.assert_not_called()
 
-    def test_ensure_token_dir(self):
+    def test_ensure_token_dir(self, tmp_path):
         """Test that the token directory is created if it doesn't exist."""
-        with (
-            patch("os.path.exists", return_value=False),
-            patch("os.makedirs") as mock_makedirs,
-        ):
-            auth = Authenticator()
-            auth._ensure_token_dir()
-            mock_makedirs.assert_called_once_with(auth.token_dir, mode=0o700, exist_ok=True)
+        test_dir = str(tmp_path / "new_copilot_dir")
+        auth = Authenticator()
+        auth.token_dir = test_dir
+        auth._ensure_token_dir()
+        assert os.path.exists(test_dir)
 
     def test_ensure_token_dir_permission_error_fallback(self):
         """Test that _ensure_token_dir falls back to temp directory on PermissionError."""
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ class TestGitHubCopilotAuthenticator:
         original_dir = auth.token_dir
         with (
             patch("os.path.exists", return_value=False),
-            patch("os.makedirs", side_effect=[PermissionError("Permission denied"), None]),
+            patch("os.makedirs", side_effect=PermissionError("Permission denied")),
         ):
             auth._ensure_token_dir()
             assert auth.token_dir != original_dir