diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/cli.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/cli.go
index 7ebc136..17bb49b 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/cli.go
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ var ro = &flags.CliRootOpts{}
 
 func New() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "hauler",
-		Short: "Airgap Swiss Army Knife",
+		Use:     "hauler",
+		Short:   "Airgap Swiss Army Knife",
+		Example: "  View the Docs: https://docs.hauler.dev\n  Environment Variables: HAULER_DIR | HAULER_TEMP_DIR",
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			l := log.FromContext(cmd.Context())
 			l.SetLevel(ro.LogLevel)
diff --git a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go
index 4e00a7b..ed68ae2 100644
--- a/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go
+++ b/cmd/hauler/cli/store/load.go
@@ -30,17 +30,21 @@ func LoadCmd(ctx context.Context, o *flags.LoadOpts, archiveRefs ...string) erro
 
 // unarchiveLayoutTo accepts an archived oci layout and extracts the contents to an existing oci layout, preserving the index
 func unarchiveLayoutTo(ctx context.Context, archivePath string, dest string, tempOverride string) error {
-	tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp(tempOverride, "hauler")
+	if tempOverride == "" {
+		tempOverride = os.Getenv("HAULER_TEMP_DIR")
+	}
+
+	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp(tempOverride, "hauler")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
 
-	if err := archiver.Unarchive(archivePath, tmpdir); err != nil {
+	if err := archiver.Unarchive(archivePath, tempDir); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	s, err := store.NewLayout(tmpdir)
+	s, err := store.NewLayout(tempDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/content/chart/chart_test.go b/pkg/content/chart/chart_test.go
index fda3f76..94133e9 100644
--- a/pkg/content/chart/chart_test.go
+++ b/pkg/content/chart/chart_test.go
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestNewChart(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "hauler")
+	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "hauler")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
 
 	type args struct {
 		name string
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestNewChart(t *testing.T) {
 		// {
 		// 	name:    "should create from a chart directory",
 		// 	args:    args{
-		// 		path: filepath.Join(tmpdir, "podinfo"),
+		// 		path: filepath.Join(tempDir, "podinfo"),
 		// 	},
 		// 	want:    want,
 		// 	wantErr: false,
diff --git a/pkg/cosign/cosign.go b/pkg/cosign/cosign.go
index 71fed74..cc3c80c 100644
--- a/pkg/cosign/cosign.go
+++ b/pkg/cosign/cosign.go
@@ -256,7 +256,10 @@ func getCosignPath() (string, error) {
 	homeDir := currentUser.HomeDir
 
 	// Construct the path to the .hauler directory
-	haulerDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".hauler")
+	haulerDir := os.Getenv("HAULER_DIR")
+	if haulerDir == "" {
+		haulerDir = filepath.Join(homeDir, ".hauler")
+	}
 
 	// Create the .hauler directory if it doesn't exist
 	if _, err := os.Stat(haulerDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
diff --git a/pkg/store/store_test.go b/pkg/store/store_test.go
index 5c4bd59..c7bcf76 100644
--- a/pkg/store/store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/store/store_test.go
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ func TestLayout_AddOCI(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func setup(t *testing.T) func() error {
-	tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "hauler")
+	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "hauler")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	root = tmpdir
+	root = tempDir
 
 	ctx = context.Background()
 
 	return func() error {
-		os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+		os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
 		return nil
 	}
 }