diff --git a/modules/files/files.go b/modules/files/files.go
index a93b2ac5f..2eed76e4e 100644
--- a/modules/files/files.go
+++ b/modules/files/files.go
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ func IsExistingDir(path string) bool {
 // This is useful when running multiple tests in parallel against the same set of Terraform files to ensure the
 // tests don't overwrite each other's .terraform working directory and terraform.tfstate files. This method returns
 // the path to the dest folder with the copied contents. Hidden files and folders (with the exception of the `.terraform-version` files used
-// by the [tfenv tool](https://github.com/tfutils/tfenv)), Terraform state files, and terraform.tfvars files are not copied to this temp folder,
-// as you typically don't want them interfering with your tests.
+// by the [tfenv tool](https://github.com/tfutils/tfenv) and `.terraform.lock.hcl` used by Terraform to lock providers versions), Terraform state
+// files, and terraform.tfvars files are not copied to this temp folder, as you typically don't want them interfering with your tests.
 // This method is useful when running through a build tool so the files are copied to a destination that is cleaned on each run of the pipeline.
 func CopyTerraformFolderToDest(folderPath string, destRootFolder string, tempFolderPrefix string) (string, error) {
 	filter := func(path string) bool {
-		if PathIsTerraformVersionFile(path) {
+		if PathIsTerraformVersionFile(path) || PathIsTerraformLockFile(path) {
 			return true
 		}
 		if PathContainsHiddenFileOrFolder(path) || PathContainsTerraformStateOrVars(path) {
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ func PathIsTerraformVersionFile(path string) bool {
 	return filepath.Base(path) == ".terraform-version"
 }
 
+// PathIsTerraformLockFile return true if the given path is the special '.terraform.lock.hcl' file used by Terraform to lock providers versions
+func PathIsTerraformLockFile(path string) bool {
+	return filepath.Base(path) == ".terraform.lock.hcl"
+}
+
 // CopyFile copies a file from source to destination.
 func CopyFile(source string, destination string) error {
 	contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(source)