diff --git a/tests/unit/bash/bash_os_linux_conditional.bats.jinja b/tests/unit/bash/bash_os_linux_conditional.bats.jinja
index dc8a08c0a69..c25a4500627 100644
--- a/tests/unit/bash/bash_os_linux_conditional.bats.jinja
+++ b/tests/unit/bash/bash_os_linux_conditional.bats.jinja
@@ -2,11 +2,44 @@
 
 set -pu
 
+is_old_bats=0
+
 setup() {
-    pushd "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}"
+    if [[ -z "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR:-}" ]] || [[ ! -d "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" ]]; then
+        BATS_TEST_TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"  # 1.4.0
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+        BATS_TEARDOWN_STARTED=  # 1.3.0
+        is_old_bats=1
+    else
+        is_old_bats=0
+    fi
+    pushd "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" || exit 1
     os_release_path="os-release"
 }
 
+teardown() {
+    if (( is_old_bats )); then
+        if [[ -z "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR:-}" ]] || [[ ! -d "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        local tmppath xpwd
+        tmppath="$(readlink -f -- "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}")"
+        if [[ ! "${tmppath}" =~ ^/tmp/ ]] || [[ ! -d "${tmppath}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        xpwd="$(readlink -f -- .)"
+        if [[ "${tmppath}" != "${xpwd}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        popd || exit 1
+        rm -rf -- "${tmppath}"
+        BATS_TEST_TMPDIR=""
+    fi
+}
+
 @test "bash_os_linux_conditional - test OS release - RHEL" {
     cat << EOF > "$os_release_path"
 NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
diff --git a/tests/unit/bash/execute_tests.sh b/tests/unit/bash/execute_tests.sh
index 73cbb31637d..1766ddaebb4 100755
--- a/tests/unit/bash/execute_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/unit/bash/execute_tests.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ while (( $# )); do
     esac
 done
 
+bats_version="$(bats -v)" || :
+case "${bats_version##* }" in
+    # Debian 10 v0.4.0
+    # Usage: bats [-c] [-p | -t]
+    ""|"0."*|"1.0."*|"1.1."*)
+        OPT_parallel=0
+        OPT_verbose=0
+        OPT_debug=0
+        ;;
+    # Ubuntu 22.04
+    # Error: Bad command line option '--print-output-on-failure'
+    "1.2."*|"1.3."*|"1.4."*)
+        OPT_verbose=0
+        OPT_debug=0
+        ;;
+esac
+
 PYTHON_EXECUTABLE="$1"; shift
 TESTS_ROOT="$1"; shift
 TESTDIR="$1"; shift
@@ -46,17 +63,20 @@ mkdir -p "${OUTDIR}"
 bats_opts=()
 
 if (( OPT_parallel )); then
-    bats_opts+=(--jobs "$(nproc)")
+    bats_opts+=(--jobs "$(nproc)")  # 1.2.0
 fi
 
 if (( OPT_verbose > 1 )); then
-    bats_opts+=(--verbose-run)
+    bats_opts+=(--verbose-run)  # 1.5.0
 elif (( OPT_verbose == 1 )); then
-    bats_opts+=(--print-output-on-failure)
+    bats_opts+=(--print-output-on-failure)  # 1.5.0
 fi
 
 if (( OPT_debug )); then
-    bats_opts+=(--no-tempdir-cleanup --trace)
+    bats_opts+=(
+        --no-tempdir-cleanup  # 1.4.0
+        --trace  # 1.5.0
+    )
 fi
 
 rc=0
diff --git a/tests/unit/bash/test_bash_ensure_ini_config.bats.jinja b/tests/unit/bash/test_bash_ensure_ini_config.bats.jinja
index 163bb503c82..b680fc939c0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/bash/test_bash_ensure_ini_config.bats.jinja
+++ b/tests/unit/bash/test_bash_ensure_ini_config.bats.jinja
@@ -6,11 +6,44 @@ function call_bash_ensure_ini_config {
     {{{ bash_ensure_ini_config("$1", "$2", "$3", "$4") | indent(4) }}}
 }
 
+is_old_bats=0
+
 setup() {
-    pushd "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}"
+    if [[ -z "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR:-}" ]] || [[ ! -d "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" ]]; then
+        BATS_TEST_TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"  # 1.4.0
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+        BATS_TEARDOWN_STARTED=  # 1.3.0
+        is_old_bats=1
+    else
+        is_old_bats=0
+    fi
+    pushd "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" || exit 1
     mkdir -p sssd_test
 }
 
+teardown() {
+    if (( is_old_bats )); then
+        if [[ -z "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR:-}" ]] || [[ ! -d "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        local tmppath xpwd
+        tmppath="$(readlink -f -- "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}")"
+        if [[ ! "${tmppath}" =~ ^/tmp/ ]] || [[ ! -d "${tmppath}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        xpwd="$(readlink -f -- .)"
+        if [[ "${tmppath}" != "${xpwd}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        popd || exit 1
+        rm -rf -- "${tmppath}"
+        BATS_TEST_TMPDIR=""
+    fi
+}
+
 @test "bash_ensure_ini_config - Basic value remediation" {
     printf "[pam]\npam_cert_auth = false\n" > sssd_test/sssd.conf
     expected_output="[pam]\npam_cert_auth = true\n"
diff --git a/tests/unit/bash/test_bash_replace_or_append.bats.jinja b/tests/unit/bash/test_bash_replace_or_append.bats.jinja
index 856ab3efd23..9df981d4e9b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/bash/test_bash_replace_or_append.bats.jinja
+++ b/tests/unit/bash/test_bash_replace_or_append.bats.jinja
@@ -10,12 +10,45 @@ function call_bash_replace_or_append_w_format {
     {{{ bash_replace_or_append("$1", "$2", "$3", "$4") | indent(4) }}}
 }
 
+is_old_bats=0
+
 setup() {
-    pushd "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}"
+    if [[ -z "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR:-}" ]] || [[ ! -d "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" ]]; then
+        BATS_TEST_TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"  # 1.4.0
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+        BATS_TEARDOWN_STARTED=  # 1.3.0
+        is_old_bats=1
+    else
+        is_old_bats=0
+    fi
+    pushd "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" || exit 1
     tmp_file=test.sh
     touch "$tmp_file"
 }
 
+teardown() {
+    if (( is_old_bats )); then
+        if [[ -z "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR:-}" ]] || [[ ! -d "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        local tmppath xpwd
+        tmppath="$(readlink -f -- "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}")"
+        if [[ ! "${tmppath}" =~ ^/tmp/ ]] || [[ ! -d "${tmppath}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        xpwd="$(readlink -f -- .)"
+        if [[ "${tmppath}" != "${xpwd}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        popd || exit 1
+        rm -rf -- "${tmppath}"
+        BATS_TEST_TMPDIR=""
+    fi
+}
+
 @test "bash_replace_or_append - Basic value remediation" {
     printf "%s\n" "kernel.randomize_va_space = 5" > "$tmp_file"
     expected_output="kernel.randomize_va_space = 2\n"
diff --git a/tests/unit/bash/test_set_config_file.bats.jinja b/tests/unit/bash/test_set_config_file.bats.jinja
index db0d1c3b8d2..f989eb5ecb4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/bash/test_set_config_file.bats.jinja
+++ b/tests/unit/bash/test_set_config_file.bats.jinja
@@ -17,12 +17,45 @@ function call_set_config_file_rsyslog {
             create=true, separator=" ", separator_regex=" ") }}}
 }
 
+is_old_bats=0
+
 setup() {
-    pushd "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}"
+    if [[ -z "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR:-}" ]] || [[ ! -d "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" ]]; then
+        BATS_TEST_TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"  # 1.4.0
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+        BATS_TEARDOWN_STARTED=  # 1.3.0
+        is_old_bats=1
+    else
+        is_old_bats=0
+    fi
+    pushd "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" || exit 1
     tmp_file=test.conf
     touch "$tmp_file"
 }
 
+teardown() {
+    if (( is_old_bats )); then
+        if [[ -z "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR:-}" ]] || [[ ! -d "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        local tmppath xpwd
+        tmppath="$(readlink -f -- "${BATS_TEST_TMPDIR}")"
+        if [[ ! "${tmppath}" =~ ^/tmp/ ]] || [[ ! -d "${tmppath}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        xpwd="$(readlink -f -- .)"
+        if [[ "${tmppath}" != "${xpwd}" ]]; then
+            >&2 echo "INTERNAL ERROR"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        popd || exit 1
+        rm -rf -- "${tmppath}"
+        BATS_TEST_TMPDIR=""
+    fi
+}
+
 @test "set_config_file - Basic value remediation" {
     printf "%s\n" "Compression yes" > "$tmp_file"
     expected_output="Compression no\n"