diff --git a/test/gitlog.test.ts b/test/gitlog.test.ts
index a1ef260..52101b6 100644
--- a/test/gitlog.test.ts
+++ b/test/gitlog.test.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import os from "os";
 import { execSync } from "child_process";
 import gitlog from "../src";
 
-const testRepoLocation = `${os.tmpdir()}/test-repo-clone`;
+const testRepoLocation = `${__dirname}/test-repo-clone`;
 
 function execInTmpDir(command: string) {
   try {
-    execSync(command, { cwd: os.tmpdir(), stdio: "ignore" });
+    execSync(command, { cwd: __dirname, stdio: "ignore" });
   } catch (e) {
     console.error("Error with execSync", e);
   }