diff --git a/test/unit/configuration/configuration_parser_test.js b/test/unit/configuration/configuration_parser_test.js
index ae7cee867..8bdff37ee 100644
--- a/test/unit/configuration/configuration_parser_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/configuration/configuration_parser_test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var tempDir = null;
 describe('Configuration parsing tests', function () {
 
   before(async function () {
-    tempDir = await fsPromises.mkdtemp(os.tmpdir());
+    tempDir = await fsPromises.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'conf_parse_tests_'));
   });
 
   after(async function () {