diff --git a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/describe_test.go b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/describe_test.go
index 991479905..7ef18207b 100644
--- a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/describe_test.go
+++ b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/describe_test.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func TestDescribeApplicationExecutionWithPath(t *testing.T) {
 	i := &Init{
 		logger: logger,
 	}
-	path := "tmp" + uuid.NewString()
+	path := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), uuid.NewString())
 	i.args.appName = appName
 	i.flags.Path = path
 	i.flags.Lang = string(ir.GoLang)
diff --git a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/init_test.go b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/init_test.go
index 6eba96241..f3d97066d 100644
--- a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/init_test.go
+++ b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/init_test.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func TestGoInitExecute(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "Init without go mod init because the path is not under GOPATH and with vendor flag",
 			path: func() string {
-				return filepath.Join("/tmp", uuid.New().String()) //nolint:gocritic
+				return filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), uuid.New().String()) //nolint:gocritic
 			}(),
 			skipModInit:          false,
 			effectiveSkipModInit: true,
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ func TestGoInitExecute(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if err == nil && tt.err == nil {
 				if !tt.skipModInit && !tt.effectiveSkipModInit {
-					p, _ := filepath.Abs(tt.path + "/" + cc.args.appName + "/go.mod")
+					p, _ := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(tt.path, cc.args.appName, "go.mod"))
 					if _, err := os.Stat(p); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 						t.Fatalf("expected file \"%s\" to be created", p)
 					}
 
 					if tt.vendor {
-						p, _ = filepath.Abs(tt.path + "/" + cc.args.appName + "/go.mod")
+						p, _ = filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(tt.path, cc.args.appName, "go.mod"))
 						if _, err := os.Stat(p); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 							t.Fatalf("expected directory \"%s\" to be created", p)
 						}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestJsPyAndRbInitExecute(t *testing.T) {
 			mock := mockturbinecli.NewMockCLI(mockCtrl)
 			if tt.err == nil {
 				mock.EXPECT().Init(ctx, tt.name)
-				mock.EXPECT().GitInit(ctx, tt.path+"/"+tt.name)
+				mock.EXPECT().GitInit(ctx, filepath.Join(tt.path, tt.name))
 			} else {
 				mock.EXPECT().Init(ctx, tt.name).Return(tt.err)
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/logs_test.go b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/logs_test.go
index e132f550e..3f79e8cc4 100644
--- a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/logs_test.go
+++ b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/logs_test.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestApplicationLogsExecutionWithPath(t *testing.T) {
 	i := &Init{
 		logger: logger,
 	}
-	path, _ := filepath.Abs("tmp" + uuid.NewString())
+	path, _ := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), uuid.NewString()))
 	i.args.appName = appName
 	i.flags.Path = path
 	i.flags.Lang = string(ir.GoLang)
diff --git a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/open_test.go b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/open_test.go
index 220de601d..2d2de3c60 100644
--- a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/open_test.go
+++ b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/open_test.go
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ func TestOpenAppExecution(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			desc:    "Fail with bad path",
-			appFlag: "/tmp",
+			appFlag: os.TempDir(),
 			wantErr: errors.New("could not find an app.json file on path"),
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			os.Setenv("UNIT_TEST", "1")
-			path := filepath.Join("/tmp", uuid.New().String())
+			path := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), uuid.New().String())
 			logger := log.NewTestLogger()
 			cc := &Init{}
 			cc.Logger(logger)
diff --git a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/remove_test.go b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/remove_test.go
index 27b231fdc..db463fc32 100644
--- a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/remove_test.go
+++ b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/remove_test.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestRemoveAppExecutionWithPath(t *testing.T) {
 	i := &Init{
 		logger: logger,
 	}
-	path := "tmp" + uuid.NewString()
+	path := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), uuid.NewString())
 	i.args.appName = app.Name
 	i.flags.Path = path
 	i.flags.Lang = string(ir.GoLang)
diff --git a/cmd/meroxa/root/resources/create_test.go b/cmd/meroxa/root/resources/create_test.go
index 59cf90ee5..0f9dae8a6 100644
--- a/cmd/meroxa/root/resources/create_test.go
+++ b/cmd/meroxa/root/resources/create_test.go
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func TestCreateResourceExecutionPrivateKeyFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	logger := log.NewTestLogger()
 
 	keyVal := "super-secret"
-	keyFile := filepath.Join("/tmp", uuid.NewString())
+	keyFile := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), uuid.NewString())
 	err := os.WriteFile(keyFile, []byte(keyVal), 0o600)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/cmd/meroxa/turbine/utils_test.go b/cmd/meroxa/turbine/utils_test.go
index 4e9213492..4020a6640 100644
--- a/cmd/meroxa/turbine/utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/meroxa/turbine/utils_test.go
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func Test_trimNonNpmErrorLines(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func makeTmpDir() (string, error) {
-	basePath := "/tmp"
+	basePath := os.TempDir()
 	dirName := uuid.NewString()
 	appPath := filepath.Join(basePath, dirName)
 	err := os.MkdirAll(appPath, os.ModePerm)