diff --git a/g2log/test_unit/test_io.cpp b/g2log/test_unit/test_io.cpp
index f263f26..15402e5 100644
--- a/g2log/test_unit/test_io.cpp
+++ b/g2log/test_unit/test_io.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ TEST(LogTest, LOG_IF__FATAL) {
 TEST(LogTest, LOG_IF__FATAL__NO_THROW) {
    RestoreFileLogger logger(log_directory);
    LOG_IF(FATAL, (2 > 3)) << "This message%sshould NOT throw";
+   logger.reset();
    ASSERT_FALSE(mockFatalWasCalled());
 }
 
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ TEST(CHECK, CHECK_ThatWontThrow) {
 
    CHECK(1 == 1);
    CHECK_F(1 == 1, msg.c_str(), "message", "log");
+   logger.reset();
    EXPECT_FALSE(mockFatalWasCalled());
 
    std::string file_content = readFileToText(logger.logFile());
diff --git a/g2log/test_unit/test_sink.cpp b/g2log/test_unit/test_sink.cpp
index 737b791..38665f1 100644
--- a/g2log/test_unit/test_sink.cpp
+++ b/g2log/test_unit/test_sink.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ TEST(ConceptSink, OneHundredSinks) {
    }
 
    {
-      RestoreFileLogger logger{"/tmp"};
+      RestoreFileLogger logger{"./"};
       g2::LogWorker* worker = logger._scope->get(); //g2LogWorker::createWithNoSink();
       size_t index = 0;
       for (auto& flag : flags) {
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ TEST(ConceptSink, OneHundredSinks) {
       write2.append("Hello to 100 receivers :)");
       worker->save(message2);
       LOG(INFO) << "end message";
+
+      logger.reset();
    }
    // at the curly brace above the ScopedLogger will go out of scope and all the 
    // 100 logging receivers will get their message to exit after all messages are