diff --git a/tests/test-config.toml b/tests/test-config.toml
index 26b0ee3..badc6eb 100644
--- a/tests/test-config.toml
+++ b/tests/test-config.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 server_name = "localhost"
 
 # This is the only directory where Conduit will save its data
-database_path = "/home/jfowl/projects/conduit/_conduit_db"
+database_path = "/tmp"
 
 # The port Conduit will be running on. You need to set up a reverse proxy in
 # your web server (e.g. apache or nginx), so all requests to /_matrix on port