diff --git a/scripts/dev.sh b/scripts/dev.sh
index 28f37674f..630f3e618 100755
--- a/scripts/dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ export PATH="$SCRIPT_DIR/../node_modules/.bin:$PATH"
 DAEMON_PORT=$(get-port 6767 6768 6769 6770 6771 6772 6773)
 METRO_PORT=$(get-port 8081 8082 8083 8084 8085 8086 8087)
 
+# Use a temporary PASEO_HOME to avoid conflicts between dev instances
+export PASEO_HOME=$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/paseo-dev.XXXXXX")
+trap "rm -rf '$PASEO_HOME'" EXIT
+
 # Build CORS origins for this Expo instance
 CORS_ORIGINS="http://localhost:${METRO_PORT},http://127.0.0.1:${METRO_PORT}"
 
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ echo "  Paseo Dev"
 echo "══════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
 echo "  Daemon:  http://localhost:${DAEMON_PORT}"
 echo "  Metro:   http://localhost:${METRO_PORT}"
+echo "  Home:    ${PASEO_HOME}"
 echo "══════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
 
 # Export for child processes (overrides .env values)