diff --git a/mountpoint-s3/tests/cli.rs b/mountpoint-s3/tests/cli.rs
index 804ec4696..f1747c707 100644
--- a/mountpoint-s3/tests/cli.rs
+++ b/mountpoint-s3/tests/cli.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ fn mount_point_doesnt_exist() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
 #[test]
 fn mount_point_isnt_dir() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let file = assert_fs::NamedTempFile::new("test/file.txt")?;
+    let file = assert_fs::NamedTempFile::new("file.txt")?;
+    fs::write(file.path(), b"hello")?;
     let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("mount-s3")?;
 
     cmd.arg("test-bucket").arg(file.path());