diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 0d3de2a287..4ae45fd9e3 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ def pytest_sessionfinish(session: pytest.Session, exitstatus: int):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def setup_mlflow_tracking(monkeypatch):
+def setup_mlflow_tracking(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     mlflow = pytest.importorskip('mlflow')
-    monkeypatch.setenv(mlflow.environment_variables.MLFLOW_TRACKING_URI.name, 'databricks')
+    # Use a temporary directory instead of 'databricks'
+    tracking_uri = str(tmp_path / "mlruns")
+    monkeypatch.setenv(mlflow.environment_variables.MLFLOW_TRACKING_URI.name, tracking_uri)
+    os.makedirs(tracking_uri, exist_ok=True)