1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/test_git_config.py b/tests/test_git_config.py
index a4fad9ef..0df38430 100644
--- a/tests/test_git_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_git_config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import tempfile
 import unittest
 
 import git_config
+import repo_trace
 
 
 def fixture(*paths):
@@ -33,9 +34,16 @@ class GitConfigReadOnlyTests(unittest.TestCase):
   def setUp(self):
     """Create a GitConfig object using the test.gitconfig fixture.
     """
+
+    self.tempdirobj = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='repo_tests')
+    repo_trace._TRACE_FILE = os.path.join(self.tempdirobj.name, 'TRACE_FILE_from_test')
+
     config_fixture = fixture('test.gitconfig')
     self.config = git_config.GitConfig(config_fixture)
 
+  def tearDown(self):
+    self.tempdirobj.cleanup()
+
   def test_GetString_with_empty_config_values(self):
     """
     Test config entries with no value.
@@ -109,9 +117,15 @@ class GitConfigReadWriteTests(unittest.TestCase):
   """Read/write tests of the GitConfig class."""
 
   def setUp(self):
+    self.tempdirobj = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='repo_tests')
+    repo_trace._TRACE_FILE = os.path.join(self.tempdirobj.name, 'TRACE_FILE_from_test')
+
     self.tmpfile = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
     self.config = self.get_config()
 
+  def tearDown(self):
+    self.tempdirobj.cleanup()
+
   def get_config(self):
     """Get a new GitConfig instance."""
     return git_config.GitConfig(self.tmpfile.name)