diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/Locations.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/Locations.cs
index f84a351ab2..38f122e66e 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/Locations.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/Locations.cs
@@ -3,11 +3,19 @@
 
 namespace Aspire.Hosting.Dcp;
 
-internal sealed class Locations(string basePath)
+internal sealed class Locations
 {
-    public string DcpSessionDir => basePath;
+    private string? _basePath;
+
+    public string DcpSessionDir => GetOrCreateBasePath();
 
     public string DcpKubeconfigPath => Path.Combine(DcpSessionDir, "kubeconfig");
 
     public string DcpLogSocket => Path.Combine(DcpSessionDir, "output.sock");
+
+    private string GetOrCreateBasePath()
+    {
+        _basePath ??= Directory.CreateTempSubdirectory("aspire.").FullName;
+        return _basePath;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/DistributedApplicationBuilder.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/DistributedApplicationBuilder.cs
index cf5e892537..a3d7fd965a 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/DistributedApplicationBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/DistributedApplicationBuilder.cs
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ public DistributedApplicationBuilder(DistributedApplicationOptions options)
         _innerBuilder.Services.AddHostedService<DcpHostService>();
 
         // We need a unique path per application instance
-        var path = Directory.CreateTempSubdirectory("aspire.").FullName;
-        _innerBuilder.Services.AddSingleton(new Locations(path));
+        _innerBuilder.Services.AddSingleton(new Locations());
         _innerBuilder.Services.AddSingleton<KubernetesService>();
 
         // Publishing support