diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6123e82..193badd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Then,
 
 Other command are help and list.
 
-The test framework places temporary files under /tmp/test-output/.  By default
+The test framework places temporary files under ./test-output/.  By default
 the tests tidy up after themselves, just leaving a log file for each test.  You
 can turn this off by using the --disable-unlink flag if you want all the
 artifacts left.
diff --git a/functional-tests/temp-file.scm b/functional-tests/temp-file.scm
index bf757a3..d8981b1 100644
--- a/functional-tests/temp-file.scm
+++ b/functional-tests/temp-file.scm
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
           (only (srfi s1 lists) span))
 
   ;; FIXME: global var!  Not thread safe.
-  (define working-dir "/tmp")
+  (define working-dir ".")
 
   (define (working-directory) working-dir)