diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
index 8903f3b6b5..cef93c9247 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe('Concurrent TaskWorker', () => {
   const integrations: ScmIntegrations = {} as ScmIntegrations;
 
   const actionRegistry: TemplateActionRegistry = {} as TemplateActionRegistry;
-  const workingDirectory = '/tmp/scaffolder';
+  const workingDirectory = os.tmpdir();
   let asyncTasksCount = 0;
 
   const workflowRunner: NunjucksWorkflowRunner = {