diff --git a/test/config.test1 b/test/config.test1
index f0296b8..b9bf874 100644
--- a/test/config.test1
+++ b/test/config.test1
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  },
  "Datastore": {
   "Type": "lmdb",
-  "Path": "/tmp/ipfs_1/datastore",
+  "Path": "/tmp/ipfs_1/.ipfs/datastore",
   "StorageMax": "10GB",
   "StorageGCWatermark": 90,
   "GCPeriod": "1h",
diff --git a/test/config.test2 b/test/config.test2
index 87e9467..898f372 100644
--- a/test/config.test2
+++ b/test/config.test2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  },
  "Datastore": {
   "Type": "lmdb",
-  "Path": "/tmp/ipfs_2/datastore",
+  "Path": "/tmp/ipfs_2/.ipfs/datastore",
   "StorageMax": "10GB",
   "StorageGCWatermark": 90,
   "GCPeriod": "1h",
diff --git a/test/core/test_api.h b/test/core/test_api.h
index 30a4824..5c2a8a1 100644
--- a/test/core/test_api.h
+++ b/test/core/test_api.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "ipfs/importer/importer.h"
 
 int test_core_api_startup_shutdown() {
-	char* repo_path = "/tmp/ipfs_1";
+	char* repo_path = "/tmp/ipfs_1/.ipfs";
 	char* peer_id = NULL;
 	int retVal = 0;
 
diff --git a/test/journal/test_journal.h b/test/journal/test_journal.h
index dfe72f1..493f3df 100644
--- a/test/journal/test_journal.h
+++ b/test/journal/test_journal.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int test_journal_server_1() {
 	int retVal = 0;
 	pthread_t daemon_thread;
 	int thread_started = 0;
-	char* ipfs_path = "/tmp/ipfs_1";
+	char* ipfs_path = "/tmp/ipfs_1/.ipfs";
 	char* config_file = "config.test1";
 	struct FSRepo* fs_repo = NULL;
 
diff --git a/test/namesys/test_publisher.h b/test/namesys/test_publisher.h
index c6417b7..a409744 100644
--- a/test/namesys/test_publisher.h
+++ b/test/namesys/test_publisher.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ int test_namesys_publisher_publish() {
 	struct IpfsNode* local_node = NULL;
 	struct Cid* cid = NULL;
 	char* hash_text = "QmZtAEqmnXMZkwVPKdyMGxUoo35cQMzNhmq6CN3DvgRwAD";
-	char* repo_path = "/tmp/ipfs_1";
+	char* repo_path = "/tmp/ipfs_1/.ipfs";
 
 	// get a local node
 	if (!ipfs_node_offline_new(repo_path, &local_node)) {
diff --git a/test/routing/test_routing.h b/test/routing/test_routing.h
index dbfe338..7c9472e 100644
--- a/test/routing/test_routing.h
+++ b/test/routing/test_routing.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  */
 int test_routing_put_value() {
 	int retVal = 0;
-	char* ipfs_path_publisher = "/tmp/ipfs_1";
+	char* ipfs_path_publisher = "/tmp/ipfs_1/.ipfs";
 	char* peer_id_publisher = NULL;
 	struct MultiAddress* ma_publisher = NULL;
 	pthread_t thread_publisher;