diff --git a/tests/examples.rs b/tests/examples.rs
index f26de39..daefe13 100644
--- a/tests/examples.rs
+++ b/tests/examples.rs
@@ -9,61 +9,67 @@ mod integration {
 
     #[test]
     fn wham_1d_cyclic() {
+        let output_file = "/tmp/wham_test_1d_cyclic.out";
         get_command()
             .args(&["--bins", "100", "--max", "pi", "--min", "-pi", "-T", "300", "--cyclic"])
             .args(&["--bt", "100", "--seed", "1234"])
             .args(&["-f", "example/1d_cyclic/metadata.dat"])
-            .args(&["-o", "/tmp/wham_test_1d_cyclic.out"])
+            .args(&["-o", output_file])
             .output()
             .expect("failed to execute process");
 
-        assert!(fs::metadata("/tmp/wham_test_1d_cyclic.out").is_ok());
+        assert!(fs::metadata(output_file).is_ok());
         let output = Command::new("diff")
-            .arg("/tmp/wham_test_1d_cyclic.out")
+            .arg(output_file)
             .arg("example/1d_cyclic/wham.out")
             .output()
             .expect("failed to run diff");
         let output_len = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).len();
         assert_eq!(output_len, 0);
+        std::fs::remove_file(output_file).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn wham_1d_cyclic_uncorrelated() {
+        let output_file = "/tmp/wham_test_1d_cyclic.out";
         get_command()
             .args(&["--bins", "100", "--max", "pi", "--min", "-pi", "-T", "300", "--cyclic", "--uncorr"])
             .args(&["--seed", "1234"])
             .args(&["-f", "example/1d_cyclic/metadata.dat"])
-            .args(&["-o", "/tmp/wham_test_1d_cyclic.out"])
+            .args(&["-o", output_file])
             .output()
             .expect("failed to execute process");
 
         assert!(fs::metadata("/tmp/wham_test_1d_cyclic.out").is_ok());
         let output = Command::new("diff")
-            .arg("/tmp/wham_test_1d_cyclic.out")
+            .arg(output_file)
             .arg("example/1d_cyclic/wham_uncorrelated.out")
             .output()
             .expect("failed to run diff");
         let output_len = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).len();
         assert_eq!(output_len, 0);
+        std::fs::remove_file(output_file).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
     #[ignore] // expensive
     fn wham_2d_cyclic() {
+        let output_file = "/tmp/wham_test_2d_cyclic.out";
         get_command()
             .args(&["--bins", "100,100", "--max", "pi,pi", "--min", "-pi,-pi", "-T", "300", "--cyclic"])
             .args(&["-f", "example/2d_cyclic/metadata.dat"])
-            .args(&["-o", "/tmp/wham_test_2d_cyclic.out"])
+            .args(&["-o", output_file])
             .output()
             .expect("failed to execute process");
 
         assert!(fs::metadata("/tmp/wham_test_2d_cyclic.out").is_ok());
         let output = Command::new("diff")
-            .arg("/tmp/wham_test_2d_cyclic.out")
+            .arg(output_file)
             .arg("example/2d_cyclic/wham.out")
             .output()
             .expect("failed to run diff");
         let output_len = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).len();
         assert_eq!(output_len, 0);
+        std::fs::remove_file(output_file).unwrap();
     }
 }