diff --git a/t/t64-write-able b/t/t64-write-able
index 252af10..84acdf4 100644
--- a/t/t64-write-able
+++ b/t/t64-write-able
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ do
     editrc GL_BIG_CONFIG $bc
     editrc GL_WILDREPOS 1
 
-    rm -rf /tmp/glt-adc
-    mkdir  /tmp/glt-adc || die "mkdir /tmp/glt-adc failed"
-    cp ../contrib/adc/* /tmp/glt-adc
-    echo "\$GL_ADC_PATH = '/tmp/glt-adc';" | addrc
+    rm -rf $ADC_PATH
+    mkdir  $ADC_PATH || die "mkdir $ADC_PATH failed"
+    cp ../contrib/adc/* $ADC_PATH
+    echo "\$GL_ADC_PATH = '$ADC_PATH';" | addrc
     runremote rm -f .gitolite.down
 
     # ----------
diff --git a/t/t67-hub b/t/t67-hub
index 9f1135e..e8e2c07 100644
--- a/t/t67-hub
+++ b/t/t67-hub
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ do
     editrc GL_BIG_CONFIG $bc
     editrc GL_WILDREPOS 1
 
-    rm -rf /tmp/glt-adc
-    mkdir  /tmp/glt-adc || die "mkdir /tmp/glt-adc failed"
-    cp ../contrib/adc/* /tmp/glt-adc
-    echo "\$GL_ADC_PATH = '/tmp/glt-adc';" | addrc
+    rm -rf $ADC_PATH
+    mkdir  $ADC_PATH || die "mkdir $ADC_PATH failed"
+    cp ../contrib/adc/* $ADC_PATH
+    echo "\$GL_ADC_PATH = '$ADC_PATH';" | addrc
     runremote rm -f .gitolite.down
 
     # ----------
diff --git a/t/test-driver.sh b/t/test-driver.sh
index 83c2134..ca71a4e 100755
--- a/t/test-driver.sh
+++ b/t/test-driver.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# some defines
+export ADC_PATH="$HOME/glt-adc"
+
 # are we in the right place
 cd ${0%/*}
 git rev-parse --show-toplevel || die should run t/test-driver.sh from a clone of gitolite