diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 043b7da..981e44c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Released on 27/03/2021
   - Fixed a bug causing termscp to crash if removing a bookmark
   - Fixed file format cursor position in the GUI
   - Fixed a bug causing termscp to show two equal bookmarks when overwriting one.
+  - Fixed system tests which deleted the termscp configuration when launched
 - **LICENSE**: changed license to MIT
 - Dependencies:
   - Removed `unicode-width`
diff --git a/src/system/environment.rs b/src/system/environment.rs
index b4022b9..44d2b59 100644
--- a/src/system/environment.rs
+++ b/src/system/environment.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,14 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 /// Returns None, if it's not possible to get it
 pub fn init_config_dir() -> Result<Option<PathBuf>, String> {
     // Get file
+    #[cfg(not(test))]
     lazy_static! {
         static ref CONF_DIR: Option<PathBuf> = dirs::config_dir();
     }
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    lazy_static! {
+        static ref CONF_DIR: Option<PathBuf> = Some(std::env::temp_dir());
+    }
     if CONF_DIR.is_some() {
         // Get path of bookmarks
         let mut p: PathBuf = CONF_DIR.as_ref().unwrap().clone();
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_system_environment_get_config_dir_err() {
-        let mut conf_dir: PathBuf = dirs::config_dir().unwrap();
+        let mut conf_dir: PathBuf = std::env::temp_dir();
         conf_dir.push("termscp");
         // Create file
         let mut f: File = OpenOptions::new()