diff --git a/tests/test_configuration.py b/tests/test_configuration.py
index d0e0aa2c6..c081da89f 100644
--- a/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -401,11 +401,11 @@ def test_load_dry_run(default_conf, mocker, config_value, expected, arglist) ->
     assert validated_conf["runmode"] == (RunMode.DRY_RUN if expected else RunMode.LIVE)
 
 
-def test_load_custom_strategy(default_conf, mocker) -> None:
+def test_load_custom_strategy(default_conf, mocker, tmp_path) -> None:
     default_conf.update(
         {
             "strategy": "CustomStrategy",
-            "strategy_path": "/tmp/strategies",
+            "strategy_path": f"{tmp_path}/strategies",
         }
     )
     patched_configuration_load_config_file(mocker, default_conf)
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ def test_load_custom_strategy(default_conf, mocker) -> None:
     validated_conf = configuration.load_config()
 
     assert validated_conf.get("strategy") == "CustomStrategy"
-    assert validated_conf.get("strategy_path") == "/tmp/strategies"
+    assert validated_conf.get("strategy_path") == f"{tmp_path}/strategies"
 
 
 def test_show_info(default_conf, mocker, caplog) -> None:
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ def test_setup_configuration_without_arguments(mocker, default_conf, caplog) ->
     assert "timerange" not in config
 
 
-def test_setup_configuration_with_arguments(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None:
+def test_setup_configuration_with_arguments(mocker, default_conf, caplog, tmp_path) -> None:
     patched_configuration_load_config_file(mocker, default_conf)
     mocker.patch("freqtrade.configuration.configuration.create_datadir", lambda c, x: x)
     mocker.patch(
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ def test_setup_configuration_with_arguments(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> Non
         "--datadir",
         "/foo/bar",
         "--userdir",
-        "/tmp/freqtrade",
+        f"{tmp_path}/freqtrade",
         "--timeframe",
         "1m",
         "--enable-position-stacking",
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ def test_setup_configuration_with_arguments(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> Non
     assert "pair_whitelist" in config["exchange"]
     assert "datadir" in config
     assert log_has("Using data directory: {} ...".format("/foo/bar"), caplog)
-    assert log_has("Using user-data directory: {} ...".format(Path("/tmp/freqtrade")), caplog)
+    assert log_has(f"Using user-data directory: {tmp_path}/freqtrade ...", caplog)
     assert "user_data_dir" in config
 
     assert "timeframe" in config
diff --git a/tests/test_directory_operations.py b/tests/test_directory_operations.py
index 45297fba8..03c1d25cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_directory_operations.py
+++ b/tests/test_directory_operations.py
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ def test_create_datadir(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None:
     assert log_has("Created data directory: /foo/bar", caplog)
 
 
-def test_create_userdata_dir(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None:
+def test_create_userdata_dir(mocker, tmp_path, caplog) -> None:
     mocker.patch.object(Path, "is_dir", MagicMock(return_value=False))
     md = mocker.patch.object(Path, "mkdir", MagicMock())
 
-    x = create_userdata_dir("/tmp/bar", create_dir=True)
+    x = create_userdata_dir(f"{tmp_path}/bar", create_dir=True)
     assert md.call_count == 10
     assert md.call_args[1]["parents"] is False
-    assert log_has(f'Created user-data directory: {Path("/tmp/bar")}', caplog)
+    assert log_has(f'Created user-data directory: {f"{tmp_path}/bar"}', caplog)
     assert isinstance(x, Path)
-    assert str(x) == str(Path("/tmp/bar"))
+    assert str(x) == f"{tmp_path}/bar"
 
 
 def test_create_userdata_dir_and_chown(mocker, tmp_path, caplog) -> None:
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ def test_create_userdata_dir_and_chown(mocker, tmp_path, caplog) -> None:
     del os.environ["FT_APP_ENV"]
 
 
-def test_create_userdata_dir_exists(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None:
+def test_create_userdata_dir_exists(mocker, tmp_path) -> None:
     mocker.patch.object(Path, "is_dir", MagicMock(return_value=True))
     md = mocker.patch.object(Path, "mkdir", MagicMock())
 
-    create_userdata_dir("/tmp/bar")
+    create_userdata_dir(f"{tmp_path}/bar")
     assert md.call_count == 0
 
 
@@ -73,21 +73,19 @@ def test_create_userdata_dir_exists_exception(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> N
     assert md.call_count == 0
 
 
-def test_copy_sample_files(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None:
+def test_copy_sample_files(mocker, tmp_path) -> None:
     mocker.patch.object(Path, "is_dir", MagicMock(return_value=True))
     mocker.patch.object(Path, "exists", MagicMock(return_value=False))
     copymock = mocker.patch("shutil.copy", MagicMock())
 
-    copy_sample_files(Path("/tmp/bar"))
+    copy_sample_files(Path(f"{tmp_path}/bar"))
     assert copymock.call_count == 3
-    assert copymock.call_args_list[0][0][1] == str(
-        Path("/tmp/bar") / "strategies/sample_strategy.py"
-    )
+    assert copymock.call_args_list[0][0][1] == str(f"{tmp_path}/bar/strategies/sample_strategy.py")
     assert copymock.call_args_list[1][0][1] == str(
-        Path("/tmp/bar") / "hyperopts/sample_hyperopt_loss.py"
+        f"{tmp_path}/bar/hyperopts/sample_hyperopt_loss.py"
     )
     assert copymock.call_args_list[2][0][1] == str(
-        Path("/tmp/bar") / "notebooks/strategy_analysis_example.ipynb"
+        f"{tmp_path}/bar/notebooks/strategy_analysis_example.ipynb"
     )