diff --git a/lib/devices/ios/ios.js b/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
index 1c65bea03..c65ad4d42 100644
--- a/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
+++ b/lib/devices/ios/ios.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ var path = require('path')
   , fs = require('fs')
   , _ = require('underscore')
   , logger = require('../../server/logger.js').get('appium')
-  , sock = '/tmp/instruments_sock'
   , glob = require('glob')
   , exec = require('child_process').exec
   , spawn = require('child_process').spawn
@@ -131,6 +130,7 @@ IOS.prototype.setIOSArgs = function () {
     "http://" + this.args.robotAddress + ":" + this.args.robotPort + "" :
     null;
   this.curOrientation = this.args.initialOrientation;
+  this.sock = path.resolve(this.args.tmpDir || '/tmp', 'instruments_sock');
 };
 
 IOS.prototype.configureApp = function (cb) {
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ IOS.prototype.preCleanup = function (cb) {
 
   var removeSocket = function (innerCb) {
     logger.debug("Removing any remaining instruments sockets");
-    rimraf(sock, function (err) {
+    rimraf(this.sock, function (err) {
       if (err) return innerCb(err);
-      logger.debug("Cleaned up instruments socket " + sock);
+      logger.debug("Cleaned up instruments socket " + this.sock);
       innerCb();
-    });
+    }.bind(this));
   }.bind(this);
 
   async.series([removeSocket, removeTracedirs], cb);
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ IOS.prototype.start = function (cb, onDie) {
 
 IOS.prototype.createInstruments = function (cb) {
   logger.debug("Creating instruments");
-  this.commandProxy = new CommandProxy({ sock: sock });
+  this.commandProxy = new CommandProxy({ sock: this.sock });
   this.makeInstruments(function (err, instruments) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
     this.instruments = instruments;
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ IOS.prototype.startInstruments = function (cb) {
 IOS.prototype.makeInstruments = function (cb) {
   // at the moment all the logging in uiauto is at debug level
   // TODO: be able to use info in appium-uiauto
-  prepareBootstrap().then(
+  prepareBootstrap({sock: this.sock}).then(
     function (bootstrapPath) {
       var instruments = new Instruments({
         app: this.args.app || this.args.bundleId
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ IOS.prototype.makeInstruments = function (cb) {
       , launchTimeout: this.args.launchTimeout
       , flakeyRetries: this.args.backendRetries
       , simulatorSdkAndDevice: this.iOSSDKVersion >= 7.1 ? this.getDeviceString() : null
+      , tmpDir: path.resolve(this.args.tmpDir , 'appium-instruments')
       });
       cb(null, instruments);
     }.bind(this), function (err) { cb(err); }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d07dbccf6..d34f1d954 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
     "adm-zip": "~0.4.4",
     "appium-adb": "~1.3.1",
     "appium-atoms": "~0.0.5",
-    "appium-instruments": "~1.2.0",
-    "appium-uiauto": "~1.5.0",
+    "appium-instruments": "~1.3.0",
+    "appium-uiauto": "~1.6.0",
     "argparse": "~0.1.15",
     "async": "~0.9.0",
     "binary-cookies": "~0.1.1",
diff --git a/submodules/appium-instruments b/submodules/appium-instruments
index b6742230e..dc09fa44b 160000
--- a/submodules/appium-instruments
+++ b/submodules/appium-instruments
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b6742230ea83672e8c4627b2ec5eec3b33861025
+Subproject commit dc09fa44bca22ec02ec0534f5eabe208884a51b6
diff --git a/submodules/appium-uiauto b/submodules/appium-uiauto
index 437cc41ba..f01d6b992 160000
--- a/submodules/appium-uiauto
+++ b/submodules/appium-uiauto
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 437cc41bae4fbd2d52d0aa5161e7993512b47514
+Subproject commit f01d6b99281a6508d821dc6b71c2ded9b897dfce