diff --git a/spec/support/test_env.rb b/spec/support/test_env.rb
index 72b3b226c1e..3f472e59c49 100644
--- a/spec/support/test_env.rb
+++ b/spec/support/test_env.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ module TestEnv
     'conflict-resolvable-fork'   => '404fa3f'
   }.freeze
 
+  TMP_TEST_PATH = Rails.root.join('tmp', 'tests', '**')
+
   # Test environment
   #
   # See gitlab.yml.example test section for paths
@@ -98,9 +100,7 @@ module TestEnv
   #
   # Keeps gitlab-shell and gitlab-test
   def clean_test_path
-    tmp_test_path = Rails.root.join('tmp', 'tests', '**')
-
-    Dir[tmp_test_path].each do |entry|
+    Dir[TMP_TEST_PATH].each do |entry|
       unless File.basename(entry) =~ /\A(gitaly|gitlab-(shell|test|test_bare|test-fork|test-fork_bare))\z/
         FileUtils.rm_rf(entry)
       end
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ module TestEnv
     FileUtils.mkdir_p(pages_path)
   end
 
+  def clean_gitlab_test_path
+    Dir[TMP_TEST_PATH].each do |entry|
+      if File.basename(entry) =~ /\A(gitlab-(test|test_bare|test-fork|test-fork_bare))\z/
+        FileUtils.rm_rf(entry)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def setup_gitlab_shell
     unless File.directory?(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.path)
       unless system('rake', 'gitlab:shell:install')
@@ -249,7 +257,7 @@ module TestEnv
 
       # Before we used Git clone's --mirror option, bare repos could end up
       # with missing refs, clearing them and retrying should fix the issue.
-      cleanup && init unless reset.call
+      cleanup && clean_gitlab_test_path && init unless reset.call
     end
   end