diff --git a/charts/kubescape-operator/values.yaml b/charts/kubescape-operator/values.yaml
index fa1da795..104f8186 100644
--- a/charts/kubescape-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubescape-operator/values.yaml
@@ -779,11 +779,16 @@ nodeAgent:
       - mountPath: /host
         name: host
         readOnly: true
+      # Syft's Java cataloger needs writable temp space to process JAR archives
+      - mountPath: /tmp
+        name: sbom-scanner-tmp
     volumes:
       - name: sbom-comm
         emptyDir:
           medium: Memory
           sizeLimit: 10Mi
+      - name: sbom-scanner-tmp
+        emptyDir: {}
 
 # +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ClamAV ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 clamav: