diff --git a/docs/examples/quickstart/quickstart_6.py b/docs/examples/quickstart/quickstart_6.py
index 2fe10f09..1e60cb2c 100644
--- a/docs/examples/quickstart/quickstart_6.py
+++ b/docs/examples/quickstart/quickstart_6.py
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import pytest
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.xdist_group("duckdb")
+
 
 def test_quickstart_6(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     # start-example
diff --git a/docs/examples/usage/usage_configuration_2.py b/docs/examples/usage/usage_configuration_2.py
index c438621a..b2632e30 100644
--- a/docs/examples/usage/usage_configuration_2.py
+++ b/docs/examples/usage/usage_configuration_2.py
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 __all__ = ("test_sqlite_config_setup",)
 
 
-def test_sqlite_config_setup() -> None:
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def test_sqlite_config_setup(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
     # start-example
     from sqlspec.adapters.sqlite import SqliteConfig
 
+    database_file = tmp_path / "myapp.db"
     config = SqliteConfig(
         pool_config={
-            "database": "myapp.db",  # Database file path
+            "database": database_file.name,  # Database file path
             "timeout": 5.0,  # Lock timeout in seconds
             "check_same_thread": False,  # Allow multi-thread access
             "cached_statements": 100,  # Statement cache size
diff --git a/docs/examples/usage/usage_configuration_7.py b/docs/examples/usage/usage_configuration_7.py
index 13aed2c0..cb85b76e 100644
--- a/docs/examples/usage/usage_configuration_7.py
+++ b/docs/examples/usage/usage_configuration_7.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 __all__ = ("test_duckdb_config_setup",)
 
 
-def test_duckdb_config_setup() -> None:
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def test_duckdb_config_setup(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
     # start-example
     from sqlspec.adapters.duckdb import DuckDBConfig
@@ -10,5 +13,6 @@ def test_duckdb_config_setup() -> None:
     # end-example
     assert in_memory_config.pool_config.get("database") == ":memory:shared_db"
 
-    persistent_config = DuckDBConfig(pool_config={"database": "analytics.duckdb", "read_only": False})
+    database_file = tmp_path / "analytics.duckdb"
+    persistent_config = DuckDBConfig(pool_config={"database": database_file.name, "read_only": False})
     assert persistent_config.pool_config["read_only"] is False
diff --git a/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_10.py b/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_10.py
index b92664ed..84e06aef 100644
--- a/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_10.py
+++ b/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_10.py
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import pytest
+
 __all__ = ("test_example_10_duckdb_config",)
 
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.xdist_group("duckdb")
+
 
-def test_example_10_duckdb_config() -> None:
+def test_example_10_duckdb_config(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     # start-example
     from sqlspec import SQLSpec
     from sqlspec.adapters.duckdb import DuckDBConfig
@@ -16,7 +20,8 @@ def test_example_10_duckdb_config() -> None:
     config = DuckDBConfig()
 
     # Persistent
-    config = DuckDBConfig(pool_config={"database": "analytics.duckdb"})
+    database_file = tmp_path / "analytics.duckdb"
+    config = DuckDBConfig(pool_config={"database": database_file.name, "read_only": False})
 
     with spec.provide_session(config) as session:
         # Create table from Parquet
diff --git a/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_6.py b/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_6.py
index aa0e2ea1..18ebaa64 100644
--- a/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_6.py
+++ b/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_6.py
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 # Test module converted from docs example - code-block 6
 """Minimal smoke test for drivers_and_querying example 6."""
 
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from sqlspec import SQLSpec
 
 __all__ = ("test_example_6_sqlite_config",)
 
 
-def test_example_6_sqlite_config() -> None:
+def test_example_6_sqlite_config(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     # start-example
     from sqlspec.adapters.sqlite import SqliteConfig
 
     spec = SQLSpec()
 
-    config = SqliteConfig(pool_config={"database": "myapp.db", "timeout": 5.0, "check_same_thread": False})
+    database_file = tmp_path / "myapp.db"
+    config = SqliteConfig(pool_config={"database": database_file.name, "timeout": 5.0, "check_same_thread": False})
 
     with spec.provide_session(config) as session:
         # Create table
diff --git a/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_8.py b/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_8.py
index 8e86e2fd..64f2c2b7 100644
--- a/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_8.py
+++ b/docs/examples/usage/usage_drivers_and_querying_8.py
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 __all__ = ("test_example_8_aiosqlite_config",)
 
 
-async def test_example_8_aiosqlite_config() -> None:
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+async def test_example_8_aiosqlite_config(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     # start-example
     from sqlspec import SQLSpec
     from sqlspec.adapters.aiosqlite import AiosqliteConfig
 
-    config = AiosqliteConfig(pool_config={"database": "myapp.db"})
+    database_file = tmp_path / "myapp.db"
+    config = AiosqliteConfig(pool_config={"database": database_file})
     spec = SQLSpec()
 
     async with spec.provide_session(config) as session: