diff --git a/tests/data/slapd-acl.conf b/tests/data/slapd-acl.conf
index 6e86cdb1c8..80dd2b6594 100644
--- a/tests/data/slapd-acl.conf
+++ b/tests/data/slapd-acl.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 include		./data/slapd.at.conf
 include		./data/slapd.oc.conf
 schemacheck	off
-pidfile     ./var/slapd-acl.pid
-argsfile    ./var/slapd-acl.args
+pidfile     ./test-db/slapd.pid
+argsfile    ./test-db/slapd.args
 
 #######################################################################
 # ldbm database definitions
diff --git a/tests/data/slapd-master.conf b/tests/data/slapd-master.conf
index 87f806e42d..8d642c56d4 100644
--- a/tests/data/slapd-master.conf
+++ b/tests/data/slapd-master.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 include		./data/slapd.at.conf
 include		./data/slapd.oc.conf
 schemacheck	on
-pidfile     ./var/slapd-master.pid
-argsfile    ./var/slapd-master.args
+pidfile     ./test-db/slapd.pid
+argsfile    ./test-db/slapd.args
 
 #######################################################################
 # ldbm database definitions
diff --git a/tests/data/slapd-repl-master.conf b/tests/data/slapd-repl-master.conf
index 3e5b1cc6eb..9bc24b482e 100644
--- a/tests/data/slapd-repl-master.conf
+++ b/tests/data/slapd-repl-master.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 include		./data/slapd.at.conf
 include		./data/slapd.oc.conf
 schemacheck	off
-pidfile     ./var/slapd-repl-master.pid
-argsfile    ./var/slapd-repl-master.args
+pidfile     ./test-db/slapd.pid
+argsfile    ./test-db/slapd.args
 
 #######################################################################
 # ldbm database definitions
diff --git a/tests/data/slapd-repl-slave.conf b/tests/data/slapd-repl-slave.conf
index cc44dd1c01..66926c6c41 100644
--- a/tests/data/slapd-repl-slave.conf
+++ b/tests/data/slapd-repl-slave.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 include		./data/slapd.at.conf
 include		./data/slapd.oc.conf
 schemacheck	off
-pidfile     ./var/slapd-repl-slave.pid
-argsfile    ./var/slapd-repl-slave.args
+pidfile     ./test-repl/slapd.pid
+argsfile    ./test-repl/slapd.args
 
 #######################################################################
 # ldbm database definitions