diff --git a/rustworkx/visualization/graphviz.py b/rustworkx/visualization/graphviz.py
index 96e84cc6d..4d5198814 100644
--- a/rustworkx/visualization/graphviz.py
+++ b/rustworkx/visualization/graphviz.py
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
 # copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
 # that they have been altered from the originals.
 
-import os
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
-import uuid
+import io
 
 try:
     from PIL import Image
@@ -185,20 +184,17 @@ def node_attr(node):
         prog = method
 
     if not filename:
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdirname:
-            filename = f"graphviz_draw_{str(uuid.uuid4())}.{output_format}"
-            tmp_path = os.path.join(tmpdirname, filename)
-            subprocess.run(
-                [prog, "-T", output_format, "-o", tmp_path],
-                input=dot_str,
-                check=True,
-                encoding="utf8",
-                text=True,
-            )
-            with Image.open(tmp_path) as temp_image:
-                image = temp_image.copy()
-            os.remove(tmp_path)
-            return image
+        dot_result = subprocess.run(
+            [prog, "-T", output_format],
+            input=dot_str.encode("utf-8"),
+            capture_output=True,
+            encoding=None,
+            check=True,
+            text=False,
+        )
+        dot_bytes_image = io.BytesIO(dot_result.stdout)
+        image = Image.open(dot_bytes_image)
+        return image
     else:
         subprocess.run(
             [prog, "-T", output_format, "-o", filename],