diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index fb099ea0..3cb27c85 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -374,3 +374,13 @@ def cred() -> list:
     credentials = json.loads(os.getenv("PLANET_API_CREDENTIALS"))
 
     return list(credentials.values())
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def repo_dir(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> Path:
+    """Create a dummy repo directory.
+
+    Returns:
+        Path to the repo dir
+    """
+    return tmp_path_factory.mktemp("repo_dir")
diff --git a/tests/test_scripts/test_utils.py b/tests/test_scripts/test_utils.py
index 43630ce4..090899ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_scripts/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_scripts/test_utils.py
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ def test_check_input() -> None:
     return
 
 
-def test_get_app_version(tmp_dir):
+def test_get_app_version(repo_dir):
     """Test if the function gets the pyproject version."""
-    dummy_repo = tmp_dir / "dummy_repo"
+    dummy_repo = repo_dir / "dummy_repo"
     dummy_repo.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
     pyproject_file = dummy_repo / "pyproject.toml"
 
@@ -297,13 +297,13 @@ def test_get_app_version(tmp_dir):
     assert version is None
 
 
-def test_get_repo_info(tmp_dir):
+def test_get_repo_info(repo_dir):
     """Test if the function returns repo_owner and repo_name correctly."""
     # test the function with a known repository URL
     # Create a temporary .git folder inside the temporary directory
 
-    # tmp_dir = Path("delete_mi")
-    git_folder = tmp_dir / ".git"
+    # repo_dir = Path("delete_mi")
+    git_folder = repo_dir / ".git"
     git_folder.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
 
     expected_owner = "12rambau"
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def test_get_repo_info(tmp_dir):
     with open(git_folder / "config", "w") as f:
         config.write(f)
 
-    repo_owner, repo_name = su.get_repo_info(repo_folder=tmp_dir)
+    repo_owner, repo_name = su.get_repo_info(repo_folder=repo_dir)
 
     assert repo_owner == expected_owner
     assert repo_name == expected_repo
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def test_get_repo_info(tmp_dir):
     with open(git_folder / "config", "w") as f:
         config.write(f)
 
-    repo_owner, repo_name = su.get_repo_info(repo_folder=tmp_dir)
+    repo_owner, repo_name = su.get_repo_info(repo_folder=repo_dir)
 
     assert repo_owner == expected_owner
     assert repo_name == expected_repo
@@ -340,25 +340,22 @@ def test_get_repo_info(tmp_dir):
     with open(git_folder / "config", "w") as f:
         config.write(f)
 
-    repo_info = su.get_repo_info(repo_folder=tmp_dir)
+    repo_info = su.get_repo_info(repo_folder=repo_dir)
 
     assert repo_info == ("", "")
 
 
-def test_get_changelog(tmp_dir):
+def test_get_changelog(repo_dir):
     """Test if the function returns the changelog correctly."""
     # Create a dummy directory with a changelog file
 
-    dummy_repo = tmp_dir / "dummy_repo"
-    dummy_repo.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
-
     # Create a dummy changelog file and write some text in it
-    changelog_file = dummy_repo / "CHANGELOG.md"
+    changelog_file = repo_dir / "CHANGELOG.md"
     changelog_file.touch()
     changelog_file.write_text("# Changelog")
 
     # Test the function
-    changelog = su.get_changelog(repo_folder=dummy_repo)
+    changelog = su.get_changelog(repo_folder=repo_dir)
 
     assert changelog == ("", "# Changelog")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_sepalwidgets/test_App.py b/tests/test_sepalwidgets/test_App.py
index 28581c9e..6a517e67 100644
--- a/tests/test_sepalwidgets/test_App.py
+++ b/tests/test_sepalwidgets/test_App.py
@@ -134,35 +134,33 @@ def test_close_banner(app: sw.App) -> None:
     return
 
 
-def test_version_card(tmp_dir) -> None:
+def test_version_card(repo_dir) -> None:
     """Test the drawer of the app."""
     # arrange
     app_version = "999.999.1"
     changelog_text = "# Changelog"
-    dummy_repo = tmp_dir / "dummy_repo"
-    dummy_repo.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
 
     # Change current working directory to dummy repo
-    os.chdir(dummy_repo)
+    os.chdir(repo_dir)
 
     # Check that if there is no pyproject.toml file, the version card is not present
-    navigation_drawer = sw.NavDrawer([], repo_folder=dummy_repo)
+    navigation_drawer = sw.NavDrawer([], repo_folder=repo_dir)
 
     assert navigation_drawer.v_slots == []
 
     # Create a pyproject.toml file and a changelog
-    pyproject_file = dummy_repo / "pyproject.toml"
+    pyproject_file = repo_dir / "pyproject.toml"
 
     # create a temporary pyproject.toml file
     with open(pyproject_file, "w") as f:
         f.write(f"[project]\nversion = '{app_version}'")
 
     # Create a dummy changelog file and write some text in it
-    changelog_file = dummy_repo / "CHANGELOG.md"
+    changelog_file = repo_dir / "CHANGELOG.md"
     changelog_file.touch()
     changelog_file.write_text(f"{changelog_text}")
 
-    navigation_drawer = sw.NavDrawer([], repo_folder=dummy_repo)
+    navigation_drawer = sw.NavDrawer([], repo_folder=repo_dir)
 
     # Check if the version card is present