diff --git a/linera-service/src/cli_wrappers/local_kubernetes_net.rs b/linera-service/src/cli_wrappers/local_kubernetes_net.rs
index 92c9af39f44e..9fbd11913176 100644
--- a/linera-service/src/cli_wrappers/local_kubernetes_net.rs
+++ b/linera-service/src/cli_wrappers/local_kubernetes_net.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use linera_base::{
     data_types::Amount,
 };
 use linera_execution::ResourceControlPolicy;
-use tempfile::{tempdir, TempDir};
 use tokio::process::Command;
 #[cfg(with_testing)]
 use {
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ pub struct LocalKubernetesNetConfig {
     pub no_build: bool,
     pub docker_image_name: String,
     pub policy: ResourceControlPolicy,
+    pub path_provider: PathProvider,
 }
 
 /// A wrapper of [`LocalKubernetesNetConfig`] to create a shared local Kubernetes network
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ pub struct LocalKubernetesNet {
     network: Network,
     testing_prng_seed: Option<u64>,
     next_client_id: usize,
-    tmp_dir: Arc<TempDir>,
     binaries: BuildArg,
     no_build: bool,
     docker_image_name: String,
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ pub struct LocalKubernetesNet {
     kind_clusters: Vec<KindCluster>,
     num_initial_validators: usize,
     num_shards: usize,
+    path_provider: PathProvider,
 }
 
 #[cfg(with_testing)]
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ impl SharedLocalKubernetesNetTestingConfig {
                 binaries = BuildArg::Directory(binaries_dir);
             }
         }
+        let path_provider = PathProvider::create_temporary_directory().unwrap();
         Self(LocalKubernetesNetConfig {
             network,
             testing_prng_seed: Some(37),
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ impl SharedLocalKubernetesNetTestingConfig {
             no_build: false,
             docker_image_name: String::from("linera:latest"),
             policy: ResourceControlPolicy::devnet(),
+            path_provider,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ impl LineraNetConfig for LocalKubernetesNetConfig {
             clusters,
             self.num_initial_validators,
             self.num_shards,
+            self.path_provider,
         )?;
 
         let client = net.make_client().await;
@@ -257,11 +260,8 @@ impl LineraNet for LocalKubernetesNet {
     }
 
     async fn make_client(&mut self) -> ClientWrapper {
-        let path_provider = PathProvider::TemporaryDirectory {
-            tmp_dir: self.tmp_dir.clone(),
-        };
         let client = ClientWrapper::new(
-            path_provider,
+            self.path_provider.clone(),
             self.network,
             self.testing_prng_seed,
             self.next_client_id,
@@ -319,12 +319,12 @@ impl LocalKubernetesNet {
         kind_clusters: Vec<KindCluster>,
         num_initial_validators: usize,
         num_shards: usize,
+        path_provider: PathProvider,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
             network,
             testing_prng_seed,
             next_client_id: 0,
-            tmp_dir: Arc::new(tempdir()?),
             binaries,
             no_build,
             docker_image_name,
@@ -332,19 +332,23 @@ impl LocalKubernetesNet {
             kind_clusters,
             num_initial_validators,
             num_shards,
+            path_provider,
         })
     }
 
     async fn command_for_binary(&self, name: &'static str) -> Result<Command> {
         let path = resolve_binary(name, env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME")).await?;
         let mut command = Command::new(path);
-        command.current_dir(self.tmp_dir.path());
+        command.current_dir(self.path_provider.path());
         Ok(command)
     }
 
     fn configuration_string(&self, server_number: usize) -> Result<String> {
         let n = server_number;
-        let path = self.tmp_dir.path().join(format!("validator_{n}.toml"));
+        let path = self
+            .path_provider
+            .path()
+            .join(format!("validator_{n}.toml"));
         let port = 19100 + server_number;
         let internal_port = 20100;
         let metrics_port = 21100;
@@ -418,13 +422,11 @@ impl LocalKubernetesNet {
             .join("kubernetes")
             .join("linera-validator")
             .join("working");
-        fs_err::copy(
-            self.tmp_dir.path().join("genesis.json"),
-            base_dir.join("genesis.json"),
-        )?;
+        let path = self.path_provider.path();
+        fs_err::copy(path.join("genesis.json"), base_dir.join("genesis.json"))?;
 
         let kubectl_instance_clone = self.kubectl_instance.clone();
-        let tmp_dir_path_clone = self.tmp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+        let tmp_dir_path_clone = path.to_path_buf();
         let num_shards = self.num_shards;
 
         let mut validators_initialization_futures = Vec::new();
diff --git a/linera-service/src/linera/main.rs b/linera-service/src/linera/main.rs
index 778b8c0214d0..6c9811d83076 100644
--- a/linera-service/src/linera/main.rs
+++ b/linera-service/src/linera/main.rs
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ async fn run(options: &ClientOptions) -> Result<i32, anyhow::Error> {
                 binaries,
                 no_build,
                 docker_image_name,
-                path: _,
+                path,
                 storage: _,
                 external_protocol: _,
             } => {
@@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@ async fn run(options: &ClientOptions) -> Result<i32, anyhow::Error> {
                     *no_build,
                     docker_image_name.clone(),
                     policy_config.into_policy(),
+                    path,
                 )
                 .boxed()
                 .await?;
diff --git a/linera-service/src/linera/net_up_utils.rs b/linera-service/src/linera/net_up_utils.rs
index 669527bc2e4a..308be6fc1d34 100644
--- a/linera-service/src/linera/net_up_utils.rs
+++ b/linera-service/src/linera/net_up_utils.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ pub async fn handle_net_up_kubernetes(
     no_build: bool,
     docker_image_name: String,
     policy: ResourceControlPolicy,
+    path: &Option<String>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     if num_initial_validators < 1 {
         panic!("The local test network must have at least one validator.");
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ pub async fn handle_net_up_kubernetes(
     let shutdown_notifier = CancellationToken::new();
     tokio::spawn(listen_for_shutdown_signals(shutdown_notifier.clone()));
 
+    let path_provider = PathProvider::new(path)?;
     let config = LocalKubernetesNetConfig {
         network: Network::Grpc,
         testing_prng_seed,
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ pub async fn handle_net_up_kubernetes(
         no_build,
         docker_image_name,
         policy,
+        path_provider,
     };
     let (mut net, client1) = config.instantiate().await?;
     net_up(extra_wallets, &mut net, client1).await?;