diff --git a/tests/test_buildah.yml b/tests/test_buildah.yml
index be1ce31..4820a9f 100644
--- a/tests/test_buildah.yml
+++ b/tests/test_buildah.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
+  environment:
+    TMPDIR: /var/tmp
   roles:
     - role: standard-test-basic
       tags: