diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index a9bf588..e9a1f09 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -1 +1,38 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# Check available space before creating a temp directory.
+#
+# usage: ynh_smart_mktemp --min_size="Min size"
+#
+# | arg: -s, --min_size= - Minimal size needed for the temporary directory, in Mb
+ynh_smart_mktemp () {
+        # Declare an array to define the options of this helper.
+        declare -Ar args_array=( [s]=min_size= )
+        local min_size
+        # Manage arguments with getopts
+        ynh_handle_getopts_args "$@"
+
+        min_size="${min_size:-300}"
+        # Transform the minimum size from megabytes to kilobytes
+        min_size=$(( $min_size * 1024 ))
+
+        # Check if there's enough free space in a directory
+        is_there_enough_space () {
+                local free_space=$(df --output=avail "$1" | sed 1d)
+                test $free_space -ge $min_size
+        }
+
+        if is_there_enough_space /tmp; then
+                local tmpdir=/tmp
+        elif is_there_enough_space /var; then
+                local tmpdir=/var
+        elif is_there_enough_space /; then
+                local tmpdir=/   
+        elif is_there_enough_space /home; then
+                local tmpdir=/home
+        else
+                ynh_die "Insufficient free space to continue..."
+        fi
+
+        echo "$(sudo mktemp --directory --tmpdir="$tmpdir")"
+}