diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/jobs/processor.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/jobs/processor.test.ts
index aacbcf61f0..49b5ef7f54 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/jobs/processor.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/jobs/processor.test.ts
@@ -16,33 +16,37 @@
 import { JobProcessor } from './processor';
 import { TemplateEntityV1alpha1 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 describe('JobProcessor', () => {
+  const mockEntity: TemplateEntityV1alpha1 = {
+    apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
+    kind: 'Template',
+    metadata: {
+      annotations: {
+        'backstage.io/managed-by-location':
+          'github:https://github.com/benjdlambert/backstage-graphql-template/blob/master/template.yaml',
+      },
+      name: 'graphql-starter',
+      title: 'GraphQL Service',
+      description:
+        'A GraphQL starter template for backstage to get you up and running\nthe best pracices with GraphQL\n',
+      uid: '9cf16bad-16e0-4213-b314-c4eec773c50b',
+      etag: 'ZTkxMjUxMjUtYWY3Yi00MjU2LWFkYWMtZTZjNjU5ZjJhOWM2',
+
+      generation: 1,
+    },
+    spec: {
+      type: 'cookiecutter',
+      path: './template',
+    },
+  };
+
   describe('create', () => {
-    const mockEntity: TemplateEntityV1alpha1 = {
-      apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
-      kind: 'Template',
-      metadata: {
-        annotations: {
-          'backstage.io/managed-by-location':
-            'github:https://github.com/benjdlambert/backstage-graphql-template/blob/master/template.yaml',
-        },
-        name: 'graphql-starter',
-        title: 'GraphQL Service',
-        description:
-          'A GraphQL starter template for backstage to get you up and running\nthe best pracices with GraphQL\n',
-        uid: '9cf16bad-16e0-4213-b314-c4eec773c50b',
-        etag: 'ZTkxMjUxMjUtYWY3Yi00MjU2LWFkYWMtZTZjNjU5ZjJhOWM2',
+    it.todo('creates a new job');
+  });
 
-        generation: 1,
-      },
-      spec: {
-        type: 'cookiecutter',
-        path: './template',
-      },
-    };
-    const processor = new JobProcessor();
-
-    it('should create a unique id for the job', async () => {
-      const job = processor.create();
-    });
+  describe('process', () => {
+    it.todo('allows running of a job in a pending state');
+    it.todo('fails when the job is not in a pending state');
+    it.todo('calls the preparer with the entity');
+    it.todo('calls the templater with the correct directory');
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/templater/cookiecutter.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/templater/cookiecutter.test.ts
index 7c78badff1..f7e2d68719 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/templater/cookiecutter.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/templater/cookiecutter.test.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('CookieCutter Templater', () => {
       imageName: 'backstage/cookiecutter',
       args: ['cookiecutter', '--no-input', '-o', '/result', '/template'],
       templateDir: tempdir,
-      resultDir: `${tempdir}/result`,
+      resultDir: `${tempdir}-result`,
       logStream: undefined,
       dockerClient: mockDocker,
     });
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('CookieCutter Templater', () => {
       dockerClient: mockDocker,
     });
 
-    expect(path).toBe(`${tempdir}/result`);
+    expect(path).toBe(`${tempdir}-result`);
   });
 
   it('should pass through the streamer to the run docker helper', async () => {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe('CookieCutter Templater', () => {
       imageName: 'backstage/cookiecutter',
       args: ['cookiecutter', '--no-input', '-o', '/result', '/template'],
       templateDir: tempdir,
-      resultDir: `${tempdir}/result`,
+      resultDir: `${tempdir}-result`,
       logStream: stream,
       dockerClient: mockDocker,
     });