diff --git a/spec/controllers/metrics_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/metrics_controller_spec.rb
index 84027119491..7fb3578cd0a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/metrics_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/metrics_controller_spec.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,19 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe MetricsController do
   include StubENV
 
-  let(:metrics_multiproc_dir) { Dir.mktmpdir }
+  let(:metrics_multiproc_dir) { @metrics_multiproc_dir }
   let(:whitelisted_ip) { '127.0.0.1' }
   let(:whitelisted_ip_range) { '10.0.0.0/24' }
   let(:ip_in_whitelisted_range) { '10.0.0.1' }
   let(:not_whitelisted_ip) { '10.0.1.1' }
 
+  around do |example|
+    Dir.mktmpdir do |path|
+      @metrics_multiproc_dir = path
+      example.run
+    end
+  end
+
   before do
     stub_env('IN_MEMORY_APPLICATION_SETTINGS', 'false')
     allow(Prometheus::Client.configuration).to receive(:multiprocess_files_dir).and_return(metrics_multiproc_dir)