from uuid import uuid4
 from os import remove as remove_file
 from pprint import pprint
+from tempfile import gettempdir
 from plomtask.db import DatabaseFile, DatabaseConnection
 from plomtask.http import TaskHandler, TaskServer
 from plomtask.processes import Process, ProcessStep
         Process.empty_cache()
         ProcessStep.empty_cache()
         Todo.empty_cache()
-        db_path = Path(f'test_db:{uuid4()}')
+        db_path = Path(gettempdir()).joinpath(f'test_db:{uuid4()}')
         DatabaseFile.create(db_path)
         self.db_file = DatabaseFile(db_path)
         self.db_conn = DatabaseConnection(self.db_file)