diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebb091eb..41419b6c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added 
+- Added `--decrypt-secrets-in-tmp-dir` to solve concurrency issues or if work disk is read-only
+
 ### Changes
 - BREAKING: helm-secrets requires vals 0.22 or higher
 
diff --git a/docs/ArgoCD Integration.md b/docs/ArgoCD Integration.md
index e2e84c4d..051c881c 100644
--- a/docs/ArgoCD Integration.md	
+++ b/docs/ArgoCD Integration.md	
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ repoServer:
       value: "false"
     - name: HELM_SECRETS_WRAPPER_ENABLED
       value: "true"
+    - name: HELM_SECRETS_DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR
+      value: "true"
     - name: HELM_SECRETS_HELM_PATH
       value: /usr/local/bin/helm
 
diff --git a/docs/Usage.md b/docs/Usage.md
index 2eb65758..aa16b937 100644
--- a/docs/Usage.md
+++ b/docs/Usage.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Available Options:
   --ignore-missing-values [true|false]                 Ignore missing value files (env: $HELM_SECRETS_IGNORE_MISSING_VALUES)
   --evaluate-templates [true|false]                    Evaluate secret expressions inside helm template (only supported by vals backend) (env: $HELM_SECRETS_EVALUATE_TEMPLATES)
   --evaluate-templates-decode-secrets [true|false]     If --evaluate-templates is set, decode base64 values from secrets to evaluate them (env: $HELM_SECRETS_EVALUATE_TEMPLATES_DECODE_SECRETS)
+  --decrypt-secrets-in-tmp-dir [true|false]            Decrypt secrets in a temp directory. May solve concurrency issues. (env: $HELM_SECRETS_DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR)
   --help                                           -h  Show help
   --version                                        -v  Display version of helm-secrets
 ```
diff --git a/scripts/commands/help.sh b/scripts/commands/help.sh
index d4e1ccf4..97808567 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/help.sh
+++ b/scripts/commands/help.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Available Options:
   --ignore-missing-values [true|false]                 Ignore missing value files (env: $HELM_SECRETS_IGNORE_MISSING_VALUES)
   --evaluate-templates [true|false]                    Evaluate secret expressions inside helm template (only supported by vals backend) (env: $HELM_SECRETS_EVALUATE_TEMPLATES)
   --evaluate-templates-decode-secrets [true|false]     If --evaluate-templates is set, decode base64 values from secrets to evaluate them (env: $HELM_SECRETS_EVALUATE_TEMPLATES_DECODE_SECRETS)
+  --decrypt-secrets-in-tmp-dir [true|false]            Decrypt secrets in a temp directory. May solve concurrency issues. (env: $HELM_SECRETS_DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR)
   --help                                           -h  Show help
   --version                                        -v  Display version of helm-secrets
 EOF
diff --git a/scripts/lib/file.sh b/scripts/lib/file.sh
index 11a8e5cb..392ace11 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/file.sh
+++ b/scripts/lib/file.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ _file_dec_name() {
 
     if [ "${DEC_DIR}" != "" ]; then
         printf '%s/%s%s%s' "${DEC_DIR}" "${DEC_PREFIX}" "${_basename}" "${DEC_SUFFIX}"
+    elif [ "${DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR}" = "true" ]; then
+        printf '%s/%s%s%s' "${TMPDIR}" "${DEC_PREFIX}" "${_basename}" "${DEC_SUFFIX}"
     elif [ "${1}" != "${_basename}" ]; then
         printf '%s/%s%s%s' "$(dirname "${1}")" "${DEC_PREFIX}" "${_basename}" "${DEC_SUFFIX}"
     else
diff --git a/scripts/run.sh b/scripts/run.sh
index d20e6ea4..d8fea582 100755
--- a/scripts/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/run.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ EVALUATE_TEMPLATES="${HELM_SECRETS_EVALUATE_TEMPLATES:-false}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 EVALUATE_TEMPLATES_DECODE_SECRETS="${HELM_SECRETS_EVALUATE_TEMPLATES_DECODE_SECRETS:-false}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR="${HELM_SECRETS_DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR:-false}"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
 LOAD_GPG_KEYS="${HELM_SECRETS_LOAD_GPG_KEYS:-false}"
 
 trap _trap EXIT
@@ -239,6 +241,20 @@ while true; do
         # shellcheck disable=SC2034
         EVALUATE_TEMPLATES_DECODE_SECRETS="${1#*=}"
         ;;
+    --decrypt-secrets-in-tmp-dir)
+        if [ "$2" = "true" ] || [ "$2" = "false" ]; then
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+            DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR="$2"
+            shift
+        else
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+            DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR="true"
+        fi
+        ;;
+    --decrypt-secrets-in-tmp-dir=*)
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+        DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR="${1#*=}"
+        ;;
     "")
         # shellcheck source=scripts/commands/help.sh
         . "${SCRIPT_DIR}/commands/help.sh"
diff --git a/tests/unit/template.bats b/tests/unit/template.bats
index 8eaaf47d..3078c74c 100755
--- a/tests/unit/template.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/template.bats
@@ -2048,3 +2048,33 @@ load '../bats/extensions/bats-file/load'
     assert_output --partial "Can't find secret backend: nonexists"
     assert_failure
 }
+
+@test "template: helm template w/ chart + secrets.yaml + HELM_SECRETS_DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR=true" {
+    VALUES="assets/values/${HELM_SECRETS_BACKEND}/secrets.yaml"
+    VALUES_PATH="${TEST_TEMP_DIR}/${VALUES}"
+
+    create_chart "${TEST_TEMP_DIR}"
+
+    run env HELM_SECRETS_DECRYPT_SECRETS_IN_TMP_DIR=true "${HELM_BIN}" secrets template "${TEST_TEMP_DIR}/chart" -f "${VALUES_PATH}" 2>&1
+
+    assert_output -e "\[helm-secrets\] Decrypt: .*${VALUES}"
+    assert_output --partial "port: 81"
+    assert_output -e "\[helm-secrets\] Removed: .*${VALUES}.dec"
+    assert_success
+    assert_file_not_exists "${VALUES_PATH}.dec"
+}
+
+@test "template: helm template w/ chart + secrets.yaml + --decrypt-secrets-in-tmp-dir" {
+    VALUES="assets/values/${HELM_SECRETS_BACKEND}/secrets.yaml"
+    VALUES_PATH="${TEST_TEMP_DIR}/${VALUES}"
+
+    create_chart "${TEST_TEMP_DIR}"
+
+    run "${HELM_BIN}" secrets --decrypt-secrets-in-tmp-dir template "${TEST_TEMP_DIR}/chart" -f "${VALUES_PATH}" 2>&1
+
+    assert_output -e "\[helm-secrets\] Decrypt: .*${VALUES}"
+    assert_output --partial "port: 81"
+    assert_output -e "\[helm-secrets\] Removed: .*${VALUES}.dec"
+    assert_success
+    assert_file_not_exists "${VALUES_PATH}.dec"
+}