diff --git a/bitmask/main.go b/bitmask/main.go
index 16321755001d583f1df7f04d8c115fc985726475..f15b3f89b54dcf4535f4ecdcbde3022151b37885 100644
--- a/bitmask/main.go
+++ b/bitmask/main.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func initCore() (*zmq4.Socket, error) {
 
 	endpointPwd := "/tmp"
 	if os.Getenv("SNAP") != "" {
-		endpointPwd = os.Getenv("SNAP")
+        endpointPwd = "/var/tmp"
 	}
 	err = socket.Connect(fmt.Sprintf(coreEndpoint, endpointPwd))
 	return socket, err