diff --git a/test/e2e/common_test.go b/test/e2e/common_test.go
index af9d523be7..9417653839 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ var (
 	_ = BeforeEach(func() {
 		tempdir, err = os.MkdirTemp(GlobalTmpDir, "subtest-")
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		podmanTest = PodmanTestCreate(tempdir)
+		podmanTempDir := filepath.Join(tempdir, "p")
+		err = os.Mkdir(podmanTempDir, 0o700)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		podmanTest = PodmanTestCreate(podmanTempDir)
 		podmanTest.Setup()
 		// see GetSafeIPAddress() below
 		safeIPOctets[0] = uint8(GinkgoT().ParallelProcess()) + 128
diff --git a/test/e2e/run_transient_test.go b/test/e2e/run_transient_test.go
index 46a9643e49..fa78907fa8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/run_transient_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/run_transient_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman run with volumes", func() {
 		containerStorageDir = filepath.Join(podmanTest.Root, podmanTest.ImageCacheFS+"-containers")
 		dbDir = filepath.Join(podmanTest.Root, "libpod")
 		runContainerStorageDir = filepath.Join(podmanTest.RunRoot, podmanTest.ImageCacheFS+"-containers")
-		runDBDir = tempdir
+		runDBDir = podmanTest.TempDir
 	})
 
 	It("podman run with no transient-store", func() {