diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ras/ras_test.go b/plugins/inputs/ras/ras_test.go
index b8b70d55d66d7..a90258bb4423b 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ras/ras_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ras/ras_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func TestMultipleSockets(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMissingDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator
 	ras := newRas()
-	ras.DBPath = "/tmp/test.db"
+	ras.DBPath = "/nonexistent/ras.db"
 	err := ras.Start(&acc)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }