diff --git a/Tests/spec/SogoToolSpec.js b/Tests/spec/SogoToolSpec.js
index 764ee8f74..945d85aed 100644
--- a/Tests/spec/SogoToolSpec.js
+++ b/Tests/spec/SogoToolSpec.js
@@ -6,15 +6,18 @@ const path = require('path')
 const { execSync } = require('child_process')
 
 describe('sogo-tool tests', function() {
-  let tmpdir, userdir
+  let tmpdir, isRoot
 
   beforeAll(function() {
-    const { homedir } = os.userInfo()
-    userdir = homedir
+    const { uid } = os.userInfo()
+    isRoot = (uid == 0)
   })
 
   beforeEach(function() {
-    tmpdir = mkdtempSync(path.join(userdir, 'sogo-'))
+    tmpdir = mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'sogo-'))
+    if (isRoot) {
+      execSync(`chown -R sogo:sogo ${tmpdir}`)
+    }
   })
 
   afterEach(function() {
@@ -22,8 +25,7 @@ describe('sogo-tool tests', function() {
   })
 
   it('backup', async function() {
-    const { uid } = os.userInfo()
-    const sudo = uid == 0 ? `sudo -u sogo ` : ``
+    const sudo = isRoot ? `sudo -u sogo ` : ``
     execSync(`${sudo}sogo-tool backup ${tmpdir} ${config.username}`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
       expect(error).not.toBeDefined()
     })