diff --git a/utils/general.py b/utils/general.py
index 06bf088582dc..88e841d5a542 100755
--- a/utils/general.py
+++ b/utils/general.py
@@ -105,13 +105,20 @@ def get_latest_run(search_dir='.'):
 
 def user_config_dir(dir='Ultralytics'):
     # Return path of user configuration directory (make if necessary)
-    settings = {'Windows': 'AppData/Roaming', 'Linux': '.config', 'Darwin': 'Library/Application Support'}
-    path = Path.home() / settings.get(platform.system(), '') / dir
+    cfg = {'Windows': 'AppData/Roaming', 'Linux': '.config', 'Darwin': 'Library/Application Support'}
+    path = Path.home() / cfg.get(platform.system(), '') / dir
+    if not is_writeable(path):  # GCP functions and AWS lambda solution, only /tmp is writeable
+        path = Path('/tmp') / dir
     if not path.is_dir():
         path.mkdir()  # make dir if required
     return path
 
 
+def is_writeable(path):
+    # Return True if path has write permissions
+    return os.access(path, os.R_OK)
+
+
 def is_docker():
     # Is environment a Docker container?
     return Path('/workspace').exists()  # or Path('/.dockerenv').exists()