diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 .PHONY: run-migrations-test
 run-migrations-test:
-	rm -f swh-web-test.sqlite3
+	rm -f /tmp/swh-web-test.sqlite3
 	django-admin migrate --settings=$(SETTINGS_TEST) -v0
 
 add-users-test: run-migrations-test
diff --git a/cypress/plugins/index.js b/cypress/plugins/index.js
--- a/cypress/plugins/index.js
+++ b/cypress/plugins/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 };
 
 function getDatabase() {
-  const db = new sqlite3.Database('./swh-web-test.sqlite3');
+  const db = new sqlite3.Database('/tmp/swh-web-test.sqlite3');
   // to prevent "database is locked" error when running tests
   db.run('PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;');
   return db;
diff --git a/swh/web/settings/tests.py b/swh/web/settings/tests.py
--- a/swh/web/settings/tests.py
+++ b/swh/web/settings/tests.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
     # using sqlite3 for frontend tests
     settings.DATABASES["default"].update(
-        {"ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3", "NAME": "swh-web-test.sqlite3"}
+        {"ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3", "NAME": "/tmp/swh-web-test.sqlite3"}
     )
 
     # to prevent "database is locked" error when running cypress tests