diff --git a/test/helper-pidfile.c b/test/helper-pidfile.c
index 9a5470cd..6149e0c9 100644
--- a/test/helper-pidfile.c
+++ b/test/helper-pidfile.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int main ( G_GNUC_UNUSED int argc, G_GNUC_UNUSED char ** argv )
     // Tests basic functionality of writing it, locking, seeing if I can write same again
     // And close/reopen it again.
     {
-        const char *path = "/tmp/rofi-test.pid";
+        char *path = tempnam(NULL, "rofi-pid");
         TASSERT( create_pid_file ( NULL ) == -1 );
         int fd = create_pid_file ( path );
         TASSERT( fd >= 0 );
@@ -82,5 +82,6 @@ int main ( G_GNUC_UNUSED int argc, G_GNUC_UNUSED char ** argv )
         fd = create_pid_file ( path );
         TASSERT( fd >= 0 );
         remove_pid_file ( fd );
+        free ( path );
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/helper-test.c b/test/helper-test.c
index 1ba581c8..ddafde63 100644
--- a/test/helper-test.c
+++ b/test/helper-test.c
@@ -137,22 +137,6 @@ int main ( int argc, char ** argv )
         TASSERT ( g_utf8_collate ( str, "Valid utf8 until �( we continue here" ) == 0 );
         g_free ( str );
     }
-    // Pid test.
-    // Tests basic functionality of writing it, locking, seeing if I can write same again
-    // And close/reopen it again.
-    {
-        const char *path = "/tmp/rofi-test.pid";
-        TASSERT ( create_pid_file ( NULL ) == -1 );
-        int        fd = create_pid_file ( path );
-        TASSERT ( fd >= 0 );
-        int        fd2 = create_pid_file ( path );
-        TASSERT ( fd2 < 0 );
-
-        remove_pid_file ( fd );
-        fd = create_pid_file ( path );
-        TASSERT ( fd >= 0 );
-        remove_pid_file ( fd );
-    }
     {
         TASSERT ( utf8_strncmp ( "aapno", "aap€",3) == 0 );
         TASSERT ( utf8_strncmp ( "aapno", "aap€",4) != 0 );