diff --git a/js/client/modules/@arangodb/testsuites/paths_server.js b/js/client/modules/@arangodb/testsuites/paths_server.js
index 05eefe4154..fa5358d78d 100644
--- a/js/client/modules/@arangodb/testsuites/paths_server.js
+++ b/js/client/modules/@arangodb/testsuites/paths_server.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 // server is started in unicode directory
 
 const tu = require('@arangodb/test-utils');
+const fs = require("fs");
 
 const functionsDocumentation = {
   'paths': 'paths test for server'
@@ -40,7 +41,18 @@ const testPaths = {
 
 function paths_server(options) {
   let testCases = tu.scanTestPaths(testPaths.paths_server);
-  return tu.performTests(options, testCases, require("fs").join('server_paths', "some dog", "ла́ять", "犬", "Kläffer") , tu.runThere);
+  let weirdNames = ["some dog", "ла́ять", "犬", "Kläffer"]
+  let tmpPath = fs.getTempPath();
+  let tmp = fs.join(tmpPath, "x", weirdNames[0], weirdNames[1], weirdNames[2], weirdNames[3]);
+  process.env.TMPDIR = tmp;
+  process.env.TEMP = tmp;
+  process.env.TMP = tmp;
+  fs.makeDirectoryRecursive(process.env.TMPDIR);
+  let rc = tu.performTests(options, testCases, fs.join('server_paths', weirdNames[0], weirdNames[1], weirdNames[2], weirdNames[3]), tu.runThere);
+  process.env.TMPDIR = tmpPath;
+  process.env.TEMP = tmpPath;
+  process.env.TMP = tmpPath;
+  return rc;
 }
 
 exports.setup = function (testFns, defaultFns, opts, fnDocs, optionsDoc, allTestPaths) {