diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/grains_test.py b/tests/unit/modules/grains_test.py
index 3473c03..ea37d66 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/grains_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/grains_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import copy
+import os.path
+import tempfile
 
 # Import Salt Testing libs
 from salttesting import TestCase, skipIf
@@ -20,8 +22,8 @@ from salt.modules import grains as grainsmod
 from salt.utils import dictupdate
 
 grainsmod.__opts__ = {
-  'conf_file': '/tmp/__salt_test_grains',
-  'cachedir':  '/tmp/__salt_test_grains_cache_dir'
+  'conf_file': os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), '__salt_test_grains'),
+  'cachedir':  os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), '__salt_test_grains_cache_dir')
 }
 
 grainsmod.__salt__ = {}
diff --git a/tests/unit/states/archive_test.py b/tests/unit/states/archive_test.py
index 3cfb2f0..b3f3bee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/states/archive_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/states/archive_test.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ArchiveTest(TestCase):
                                                    'cmd.run_all': mock_run}):
                     filename = os.path.join(
                         tmp_dir,
-                        'files/test/_tmp_test_archive_.tar'
+                        'files/test/' + tempfile.gettempdir().replace('/', '_') + '_test_archive_.tar'
                     )
                     for test_opts, ret_opts in zip(test_tar_opts, ret_tar_opts):
                         ret = archive.extracted(tmp_dir,