diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/deployment/basic_checkout.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/deployment/basic_checkout.yaml
index 03d420ab82b..7ce9515bae8 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/deployment/basic_checkout.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/deployment/basic_checkout.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ mdtest_easy: &mdtest_easy_base
   write_bytes: 0
   num_of_files_dirs: 100000000
   stonewall_timer: 30
-  stonewall_statusfile: "/var/tmp/daos_testing/stoneWallingStatusFile"
+  stonewall_statusfile: stoneWallingStatusFile
   dfs_destroy: false
 mdtest_dfs_s1:
   <<: *mdtest_easy_base
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.yaml
index 8fdd27031c2..a81db811686 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_easy.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ mdtest: &mdtest_base
   write_bytes: 0
   num_of_files_dirs: 100000000
   stonewall_timer: 30
-  stonewall_statusfile: "/var/tmp/daos_testing/stoneWallingStatusFile"
+  stonewall_statusfile: stoneWallingStatusFile
   dfs_destroy: false
 
 mdtest_s1: &mdtest_s1
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.yaml
index ae3fcebaf5c..2bf5e0d73ca 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/performance/mdtest_hard.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ mdtest: &mdtest_base
   write_bytes: 3901
   num_of_files_dirs: 100000000
   stonewall_timer: 30
-  stonewall_statusfile: "/var/tmp/daos_testing/stoneWallingStatusFile"
+  stonewall_statusfile: stoneWallingStatusFile
   dfs_destroy: false
 
 mdtest_s1: &mdtest_s1