diff --git a/source/gosling/crates/tor-interface/tests/tor_provider.rs b/source/gosling/crates/tor-interface/tests/tor_provider.rs
index d6a37c3f..f7eeb9e3 100644
--- a/source/gosling/crates/tor-interface/tests/tor_provider.rs
+++ b/source/gosling/crates/tor-interface/tests/tor_provider.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ fn test_legacy_bootstrap() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 #[cfg(feature = "legacy-tor-provider")]
 fn test_legacy_pluggable_transport_bootstrap() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let tor_path = which::which(format!("tor{}", std::env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX))?;
-    let mut working_directory_path = std::env::current_dir()?;
+    let mut working_directory_path = std::env::temp_dir();
     working_directory_path.push("test_legacy_pluggable_transport_bootstrap");
     let data_path = working_directory_path.clone();
 
@@ -389,6 +389,12 @@ fn test_legacy_pluggable_transport_bootstrap() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         return Ok(())
     };
 
+    // create working directory if it is not present
+    if !std::path::Path::exists(&data_path) {
+        std::fs::create_dir(&data_path)?;
+    } else {
+        assert!(std::path::Path::is_dir(&data_path));
+    }
     // symlink lyrebird to tor's working directory
     let mut lyrebird_symlink = working_directory_path.clone();
     lyrebird_symlink.push(lyrebird_bin.as_str());