diff --git a/inbm-lib/inbm_lib/path_prefixes.py b/inbm-lib/inbm_lib/path_prefixes.py
index 42e37d24b..f7d63456d 100644
--- a/inbm-lib/inbm_lib/path_prefixes.py
+++ b/inbm-lib/inbm_lib/path_prefixes.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     INTEL_MANAGEABILITY_CACHE_PATH_PREFIX = INBM_PATH / 'cache'
     INTEL_MANAGEABILITY_BINARY_SEARCH_PATHS = [
         C_COLON / 'Windows' / 'System32' / 'wbem']  # wmic tool
+    INTEL_MANAGEABILITY_OPT = INBM_PATH / 'opt'
     LOG_PATH = INTEL_MANAGEABILITY_VAR_PATH_PREFIX / 'log'
 else:
     ROOT = Path('/')
@@ -32,4 +33,5 @@
                                                ROOT / 'usr' / 'sbin',
                                                ROOT / 'usr' / 'bin',
                                                ROOT / 'sbin']
+    INTEL_MANAGEABILITY_OPT = ROOT / 'opt'
     LOG_PATH = ROOT / 'var' / 'log'
diff --git a/inbm/Changelog.md b/inbm/Changelog.md
index dcc711274..f5727f9a6 100644
--- a/inbm/Changelog.md
+++ b/inbm/Changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## NEXT - YYYY-MM-DD
+### Changed
+ - (NEX-14264) Download file to /opt directory in TiberOS
 
 ## 4.2.6.1 - 2024-10-18
 ### Added
diff --git a/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/constants.py b/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/constants.py
index 43181d863..e752e8726 100644
--- a/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/constants.py
+++ b/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/constants.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 """
 
-from inbm_lib.path_prefixes import INTEL_MANAGEABILITY_CACHE_PATH_PREFIX
+from inbm_lib.path_prefixes import INTEL_MANAGEABILITY_CACHE_PATH_PREFIX, INTEL_MANAGEABILITY_OPT
 from inbm_common_lib.utility import get_canonical_representation_of_path
 
 # Mender file path
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 # Device local cache for SOTA
 SOTA_CACHE = str(INTEL_MANAGEABILITY_CACHE_PATH_PREFIX / 'repository-tool' / 'sota')
 
+# Download folder for SOTA in TiberOS
+SOTA_OPT_PATH = str(INTEL_MANAGEABILITY_OPT/ 'sota')
 
 FAILED = "Failed"
 SUCCESS = "Success"
diff --git a/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/os_updater.py b/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/os_updater.py
index 9566c3ffa..686da2bdc 100644
--- a/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/os_updater.py
+++ b/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/os_updater.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from inbm_lib.constants import DOCKER_CHROOT_PREFIX, CHROOT_PREFIX
 
 from .command_list import CommandList
-from .constants import MENDER_FILE_PATH, SOTA_CACHE
+from .constants import MENDER_FILE_PATH, SOTA_OPT_PATH
 from .converter import size_to_bytes
 from .sota_error import SotaError
 from ..common import uri_utilities
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ def download_only(self) -> list[str]:
             parsed_uri = urlparse(self._uri)
             filename = os.path.basename(parsed_uri.path)
             if filename:
-                file_path = os.path.join(SOTA_CACHE, filename)
+                file_path = os.path.join(SOTA_OPT_PATH, filename)
 
         cmds = [update_tool_write_command(self._signature, file_path)]
         return CommandList(cmds).cmd_list
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/sota.py b/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/sota.py
index 63b80e7de..20e497b53 100644
--- a/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/sota.py
+++ b/inbm/dispatcher-agent/dispatcher/sota/sota.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 from dispatcher.dispatcher_exception import DispatcherException
 from .command_handler import run_commands, print_execution_summary, get_command_status
-from .constants import SUCCESS, SOTA_STATE, SOTA_CACHE, PROCEED_WITHOUT_ROLLBACK_DEFAULT
+from .constants import SUCCESS, SOTA_STATE, SOTA_CACHE, PROCEED_WITHOUT_ROLLBACK_DEFAULT, SOTA_OPT_PATH
 from .downloader import Downloader
 from .log_helper import get_log_destination
 from .os_factory import ISotaOs, SotaOsFactory
@@ -223,18 +223,36 @@ def execute(self, proceed_without_rollback: bool, skip_sleeps: bool = False) ->
         if self.sota_cmd is None:
             raise SotaError('sota_cmd is None')
         release_date = self._parsed_manifest['release_date']
-        if not os.path.exists(SOTA_CACHE):
-            try:
-                os.mkdir(SOTA_CACHE)
-            except OSError as e:
-                logger.debug(f"SOTA cache directory {SOTA_CACHE} cannot be created: {e}")
-                raise SotaError("SOTA cache directory cannot be created") from e
-        elif not os.path.isdir(SOTA_CACHE):
-            logger.debug(
-                f"SOTA cache directory {SOTA_CACHE} already exists and is not a directory")
-            raise SotaError(
-                "SOTA cache directory already exists and is not a directory")
-        sota_cache_repo = DirectoryRepo(SOTA_CACHE)
+
+        # In TiberOS, we use different path to download the file
+        # TODO: Remove Mariner when confirmed that TiberOS is in use
+        os_type = detect_os()
+        if os_type == LinuxDistType.tiber.name or os_type == LinuxDistType.Mariner.name:
+            if not os.path.exists(SOTA_OPT_PATH):
+                try:
+                    os.mkdir(SOTA_OPT_PATH)
+                except OSError as e:
+                    logger.debug(f"SOTA cache directory {SOTA_OPT_PATH} cannot be created: {e}")
+                    raise SotaError("SOTA cache directory cannot be created") from e
+            elif not os.path.isdir(SOTA_OPT_PATH):
+                logger.debug(
+                    f"SOTA cache directory {SOTA_OPT_PATH} already exists and is not a directory")
+                raise SotaError(
+                    "SOTA cache directory already exists and is not a directory")
+            sota_cache_repo = DirectoryRepo(SOTA_OPT_PATH)
+        else:
+            if not os.path.exists(SOTA_CACHE):
+                try:
+                    os.mkdir(SOTA_CACHE)
+                except OSError as e:
+                    logger.debug(f"SOTA cache directory {SOTA_CACHE} cannot be created: {e}")
+                    raise SotaError("SOTA cache directory cannot be created") from e
+            elif not os.path.isdir(SOTA_CACHE):
+                logger.debug(
+                    f"SOTA cache directory {SOTA_CACHE} already exists and is not a directory")
+                raise SotaError(
+                    "SOTA cache directory already exists and is not a directory")
+            sota_cache_repo = DirectoryRepo(SOTA_CACHE)
 
         time_to_wait_before_reboot = 2 if not skip_sleeps else 0
 
diff --git a/inbm/dispatcher-agent/fpm-template/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.inbm-dispatcher b/inbm/dispatcher-agent/fpm-template/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.inbm-dispatcher
index 1d4d7db6c..9a1617fb5 100644
--- a/inbm/dispatcher-agent/fpm-template/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.inbm-dispatcher
+++ b/inbm/dispatcher-agent/fpm-template/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.inbm-dispatcher
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
   /etc/task_list.yaml r,
   /etc/trtl.conf w,
   /opt/afulnx/afulnx_64 rUx,
+  /opt/sota rw,
   /usr/bin/afulnx_64 rUx,
   /proc/1/comm r,
   /proc/device-tree/firmware/bios/** r,
diff --git a/inbm/dispatcher-agent/tests/unit/sota/test_sota.py b/inbm/dispatcher-agent/tests/unit/sota/test_sota.py
index fe7743805..ab84a87e5 100644
--- a/inbm/dispatcher-agent/tests/unit/sota/test_sota.py
+++ b/inbm/dispatcher-agent/tests/unit/sota/test_sota.py
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ def test_run_raises(self, mock_reboot, mock_rollback_and_delete_snap, mock_print
     @patch("dispatcher.sota.sota.print_execution_summary")
     @patch("dispatcher.sota.snapshot.DebianBasedSnapshot._rollback_and_delete_snap")
     @patch('inbm_common_lib.shell_runner.PseudoShellRunner.run', return_value=('200', "", 0))
-    def test_run_pass(self, mock_run, mock_rollback_and_delete_snap, mock_print,
+    @patch("dispatcher.sota.sota.detect_os", return_value='Ubuntu')
+    def test_run_pass(self, mock_os, mock_run, mock_rollback_and_delete_snap, mock_print,
                       mock_detect_os) -> None:
         mock_detect_os.return_value = 'Ubuntu'
         parsed_manifest = {'log_to_file': 'Y', 'sota_cmd': 'update',