diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_lookahead_analysis.py b/tests/optimize/test_lookahead_analysis.py
index 14840428d..6c84663b6 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_lookahead_analysis.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_lookahead_analysis.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ from tests.conftest import EXMS, get_args, log_has_re, patch_exchange
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def lookahead_conf(default_conf_usdt):
+def lookahead_conf(default_conf_usdt, tmp_path):
+    default_conf_usdt['user_data_dir'] = tmp_path
     default_conf_usdt['minimum_trade_amount'] = 10
     default_conf_usdt['targeted_trade_amount'] = 20
     default_conf_usdt['timerange'] = '20220101-20220501'
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
index 7281686ea..5b189371a 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_rpc_apiserver.py
@@ -1577,8 +1577,10 @@ def test_api_pair_candles(botclient, ohlcv_history):
              ])
 
 
-def test_api_pair_history(botclient, mocker):
+def test_api_pair_history(botclient, tmp_path, mocker):
     _ftbot, client = botclient
+    _ftbot.config['user_data_dir'] = tmp_path
+
     timeframe = '5m'
     lfm = mocker.patch('freqtrade.strategy.interface.IStrategy.load_freqAI_model')
     # No pair
@@ -1718,8 +1720,9 @@ def test_api_strategies(botclient, tmp_path):
     ]}
 
 
-def test_api_strategy(botclient):
+def test_api_strategy(botclient, tmp_path):
     _ftbot, client = botclient
+    _ftbot.config['user_data_dir'] = tmp_path
 
     rc = client_get(client, f"{BASE_URI}/strategy/{CURRENT_TEST_STRATEGY}")
 
diff --git a/tests/strategy/test_strategy_loading.py b/tests/strategy/test_strategy_loading.py
index a31408b5c..33245cc5f 100644
--- a/tests/strategy/test_strategy_loading.py
+++ b/tests/strategy/test_strategy_loading.py
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ def test_load_strategy_base64(dataframe_1m, caplog, default_conf):
                       r".*(/|\\).*(/|\\)SampleStrategy\.py'\.\.\.", caplog)
 
 
-def test_load_strategy_invalid_directory(caplog, default_conf):
+def test_load_strategy_invalid_directory(caplog, default_conf, tmp_path):
+    default_conf['user_data_dir'] = tmp_path
+
     extra_dir = Path.cwd() / 'some/path'
     with pytest.raises(OperationalException, match=r"Impossible to load Strategy.*"):
         StrategyResolver._load_strategy('StrategyTestV333', config=default_conf,
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ def test_load_strategy_invalid_directory(caplog, default_conf):
     assert log_has_re(r'Path .*' + r'some.*path.*' + r'.* does not exist', caplog)
 
 
-def test_load_not_found_strategy(default_conf):
+def test_load_not_found_strategy(default_conf, tmp_path):
+    default_conf['user_data_dir'] = tmp_path
     default_conf['strategy'] = 'NotFoundStrategy'
     with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
                        match=r"Impossible to load Strategy 'NotFoundStrategy'. "