diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 512df925..6215641e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ jobs:
          . /home/github-runner/setup-paths.sh 
          export OPENRAM_HOME="`pwd`/compiler"
          export OPENRAM_TECH="`pwd`/technology:/software/PDKs/skywater-tech"
+	 export OPENRAM_TMP="`pwd`/scn4me_subm"
          python3-coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -j 32 -t scn4m_subm
+      - name: Archive
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+         name: scn4me_subm Archives
+         path: $OPENRAM_TMP/ 
   freepdk45:
     # Run this second and only if the first passes
-    needs: scn4me_subm
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: self-hosted
     steps:
       - name: FreePDK45 test
@@ -29,7 +35,13 @@ jobs:
          . /home/github-runner/setup-paths.sh 
          export OPENRAM_HOME="`pwd`/compiler"
          export OPENRAM_TECH="`pwd`/technology:/software/PDKs/skywater-tech"
+	 export OPENRAM_TMP="`pwd`/freepdk45"
          python3-coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -j 32 -t freepdk45
+      - name: Archive
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+         name: FreePDK45 Archives
+         path: $OPENRAM_TMP/ 
   coverage:
     needs: [scn4me_subm, freepdk45]
     runs-on: self-hosted
diff --git a/compiler/globals.py b/compiler/globals.py
index d6cff8a4..8a4cff3d 100644
--- a/compiler/globals.py
+++ b/compiler/globals.py
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@ def parse_args():
     if OPTS.tech_name == "s8":
         OPTS.tech_name = "sky130"
 
-    if OPTS.openram_temp:
-        # If they define the temp directory, we can only use one thread at a time!
-        debug.warning("num_threads forced to 1 due to shared temp directory {}".format(OPTS.openram_temp))
-        OPTS.num_threads = 1
-        
     return (options, args)
 
 
@@ -426,7 +421,7 @@ def setup_paths():
     # Add all of the subdirs to the python path
     # These subdirs are modules and don't need
     # to be added: characterizer, verify
-    subdirlist = [ item for item in os.listdir(OPENRAM_HOME) if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(OPENRAM_HOME, item)) ]
+    subdirlist = [item for item in os.listdir(OPENRAM_HOME) if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(OPENRAM_HOME, item))]
     for subdir in subdirlist:
         full_path = "{0}/{1}".format(OPENRAM_HOME, subdir)
         debug.check(os.path.isdir(full_path),
@@ -434,10 +429,10 @@ def setup_paths():
         if "__pycache__" not in full_path:
             sys.path.append("{0}".format(full_path))
 
-    # Use a unique temp directory
-    if not OPTS.openram_temp:
-        OPTS.openram_temp = "/tmp/openram_{0}_{1}_temp/".format(getpass.getuser(),
-                                                                os.getpid())
+    # Use a unique temp subdirectory
+    OPTS.openram_temp += "/openram_{0}_{1}_temp/".format(getpass.getuser(),
+                                                         os.getpid())
+        
     if not OPTS.openram_temp.endswith('/'):
         OPTS.openram_temp += "/"
     debug.info(1, "Temporary files saved in " + OPTS.openram_temp)
diff --git a/compiler/options.py b/compiler/options.py
index 91bae758..4c04cdb0 100644
--- a/compiler/options.py
+++ b/compiler/options.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class options(optparse.Values):
         # If user defined the temporary location in their environment, use it
         openram_temp = os.path.abspath(os.environ.get("OPENRAM_TMP"))
     except:
-        openram_temp = None
+        openram_temp = "/tmp"
         
     # This is the verbosity level to control debug information. 0 is none, 1
     # is minimal, etc.
diff --git a/compiler/tests/regress.py b/compiler/tests/regress.py
index 285f8c7d..878182a5 100755
--- a/compiler/tests/regress.py
+++ b/compiler/tests/regress.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def fork_tests(num_threads):
                     sys.stdin.close()
                     test_suite_result = AutoTimingTestResultDecorator(TestProtocolClient(stream))
                     test_suite.run(test_suite_result)
-                except:
+                except EBADF:
                     try:
                         stream.write(traceback.format_exc())
                     finally: