diff --git a/test/unit/test_dic_jobs.py b/test/unit/test_dic_jobs.py
index 403b0e97962b150a4a698aa4ce61c06b73c52986..16deb576bb9c35ce167318b1278c6b79ae24099d 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_dic_jobs.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_dic_jobs.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from unittest import TestCase
 
 from mock import Mock
 import math
+import shutil
+import tempfile
 from autosubmitconfigparser.config.yamlparser import YAMLParserFactory
 from autosubmit.job.job_common import Status
 from autosubmit.job.job_common import Type
@@ -19,8 +21,9 @@ class TestDicJobs(TestCase):
         self.as_conf.experiment_data["JOBS"] = dict()
         self.as_conf.jobs_data = self.as_conf.experiment_data["JOBS"]
         self.as_conf.experiment_data["PLATFORMS"] = dict()
+        self.temp_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.job_list = JobList(self.experiment_id, FakeBasicConfig, YAMLParserFactory(),
-                                JobListPersistenceDb('.', '.'),self.as_conf)
+                                JobListPersistenceDb(self.temp_directory, 'db'),self.as_conf)
         self.parser_mock = Mock(spec='SafeConfigParser')
         self.date_list = ['fake-date1', 'fake-date2']
         self.member_list = ['fake-member1', 'fake-member2']
@@ -31,6 +34,9 @@ class TestDicJobs(TestCase):
         self.dictionary = DicJobs(self.job_list,self.date_list, self.member_list, self.chunk_list,
                                   self.date_format, self.default_retrials,self.as_conf.jobs_data,self.as_conf)
 
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        shutil.rmtree(self.temp_directory)
+
     def test_read_section_running_once_create_jobs_once(self):
         # arrange
         section = 'fake-section'
diff --git a/test/unit/test_job_graph.py b/test/unit/test_job_graph.py
index 336ab732c42dbe1e2df42bd7df2560b88b937081..0cc31717cd0d52693b88f2d0ab808da749a76032 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_job_graph.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_job_graph.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
 from unittest import TestCase
 from mock import Mock
 
@@ -18,8 +21,9 @@ class TestJobGraph(TestCase):
         self.as_conf.experiment_data["JOBS"] = dict()
         self.as_conf.jobs_data = self.as_conf.experiment_data["JOBS"]
         self.as_conf.experiment_data["PLATFORMS"] = dict()
+        self.temp_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.job_list = JobList(self.experiment_id, FakeBasicConfig, YAMLParserFactory(),
-                                JobListPersistenceDb('.', '.'),self.as_conf)
+                                JobListPersistenceDb(self.temp_directory, 'db'),self.as_conf)
         self.parser_mock = Mock(spec='SafeConfigParser')
 
         # Basic workflow with SETUP, INI, SIM, POST, CLEAN
@@ -50,6 +54,9 @@ class TestJobGraph(TestCase):
                             job.add_parent(self.job_list.get_job_by_name('expid_' + date + '_' + member + '_' + str(chunk) + '_POST'))
                         self.job_list.get_job_list().append(job)
 
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        shutil.rmtree(self.temp_directory)
+
     def test_grouping_date(self):
         groups_dict = dict()
         groups_dict['status'] = {'d1': Status.WAITING, 'd2': Status.WAITING}
diff --git a/test/unit/test_job_grouping.py b/test/unit/test_job_grouping.py
index 288907f548de87e37bb406f6ba45fec0ab387066..29b4cb0a0fbd0fb636107056854bd129ce0825f8 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_job_grouping.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_job_grouping.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
 from unittest import TestCase
 from mock import Mock
 from autosubmit.job.job_list import JobList
@@ -20,8 +23,9 @@ class TestJobGrouping(TestCase):
         self.as_conf.experiment_data["JOBS"] = dict()
         self.as_conf.jobs_data = self.as_conf.experiment_data["JOBS"]
         self.as_conf.experiment_data["PLATFORMS"] = dict()
+        self.temp_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.job_list = JobList(self.experiment_id, FakeBasicConfig, YAMLParserFactory(),
-                                JobListPersistenceDb('.', '.'),self.as_conf)
+                                JobListPersistenceDb(self.temp_directory, 'db'),self.as_conf)
         self.parser_mock = Mock(spec='SafeConfigParser')
 
         # Basic workflow with SETUP, INI, SIM, POST, CLEAN
@@ -40,6 +44,9 @@ class TestJobGrouping(TestCase):
                         job = self._createDummyJob('expid_' + date + '_' + member + '_' + str(chunk) + '_' + section, Status.WAITING, date, member, chunk)
                         self.job_list.get_job_list().append(job)
 
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        shutil.rmtree(self.temp_directory)
+
     def test_group_by_date(self):
         groups_dict = dict()
 
diff --git a/test/unit/test_wrappers.py b/test/unit/test_wrappers.py
index 7735127a44ec9d5c900b89856b804a1308785b4d..c2235c6b7f18c3a23b0076c7783ac587c75b618e 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_wrappers.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_wrappers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
 from unittest import TestCase
-from mock import Mock,MagicMock
+from mock import MagicMock
 from autosubmit.job.job_packager import JobPackager
 from autosubmit.job.job_packages import JobPackageVertical
 from autosubmit.job.job import Job
@@ -11,7 +14,6 @@ from autosubmit.job.job_list_persistence import JobListPersistenceDb
 from autosubmit.job.job_common import Status
 from random import randrange
 from collections import OrderedDict
-import pytest
 
 
 class TestWrappers(TestCase):
@@ -162,9 +164,9 @@ class TestWrappers(TestCase):
 
         self.as_conf.experiment_data["PLATFORMS"] = dict()
         self.as_conf.experiment_data["WRAPPERS"] = dict()
-
+        self.temp_directory = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.job_list = JobList(self.experiment_id, self.config, YAMLParserFactory(),
-                                JobListPersistenceDb('.', '.'),self.as_conf)
+                                JobListPersistenceDb(self.temp_directory, 'db'),self.as_conf)
         self.parser_mock = MagicMock(spec='SafeConfigParser')
 
         self._platform.max_waiting_jobs = 100
@@ -194,6 +196,9 @@ class TestWrappers(TestCase):
             self.as_conf, self._platform, self.job_list)
         self.job_list._ordered_jobs_by_date_member["WRAPPERS"] = dict()
 
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        shutil.rmtree(self.temp_directory)
+
     ### ONE SECTION WRAPPER ###
     def test_returned_packages(self):
         self.current_wrapper_section = {}