diff --git a/packages/simcore-sdk/src/simcore_sdk/node_ports_common/data_items_utils.py b/packages/simcore-sdk/src/simcore_sdk/node_ports_common/data_items_utils.py
index 8f08f38db0e..2bad7d6fdf7 100644
--- a/packages/simcore-sdk/src/simcore_sdk/node_ports_common/data_items_utils.py
+++ b/packages/simcore-sdk/src/simcore_sdk/node_ports_common/data_items_utils.py
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 import tempfile
-import threading
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Final
+from uuid import uuid4
 
 from models_library.projects_nodes_io import SimcoreS3FileID
 
+_TMP_SIMCOREFILES: Final[Path] = Path(tempfile.gettempdir()) / "simcorefiles"
+
 
 def create_simcore_file_id(
     file_path: Path,
     project_id: str,
     node_id: str,
     *,
-    file_base_path: Optional[Path] = None,
+    file_base_path: Path | None = None,
 ) -> SimcoreS3FileID:
     s3_file_name = file_path.name
     if file_base_path:
@@ -20,12 +22,9 @@ def create_simcore_file_id(
     return SimcoreS3FileID(f"{clean_path}")
 
 
-_INTERNAL_DIR = Path(tempfile.gettempdir(), "simcorefiles")
-
-
-def create_folder_path(key: str) -> Path:
-    return Path(_INTERNAL_DIR, f"{threading.get_ident()}", key)
+def get_folder_path(key: str) -> Path:
+    return _TMP_SIMCOREFILES / f"{uuid4()}" / key
 
 
-def create_file_path(key: str, name: str) -> Path:
-    return Path(_INTERNAL_DIR, f"{threading.get_ident()}", key, name)
+def get_file_path(key: str, name: str) -> Path:
+    return _TMP_SIMCOREFILES / f"{uuid4()}" / key / name
diff --git a/packages/simcore-sdk/src/simcore_sdk/node_ports_v2/port_utils.py b/packages/simcore-sdk/src/simcore_sdk/node_ports_v2/port_utils.py
index eb45483f98c..655c9576408 100644
--- a/packages/simcore-sdk/src/simcore_sdk/node_ports_v2/port_utils.py
+++ b/packages/simcore-sdk/src/simcore_sdk/node_ports_v2/port_utils.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async def get_value_from_link(
         if file_to_key_map:
             file_name = next(iter(file_to_key_map))
 
-        file_path = data_items_utils.create_file_path(key, file_name)
+        file_path = data_items_utils.get_file_path(key, file_name)
         if other_value == file_path:
             # this is a corner case: in case the output key of the other node has the same name as the input key
             return other_value
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ async def pull_file_from_store(
 ) -> Path:
     log.debug("pulling file from storage %s", value)
     # do not make any assumption about s3_path, it is a str containing stuff that can be anything depending on the store
-    local_path = data_items_utils.create_folder_path(key)
+    local_path = data_items_utils.get_folder_path(key)
     downloaded_file = await filemanager.download_path_from_s3(
         user_id=user_id,
         store_id=value.store,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ async def pull_file_from_download_link(
         value.label,
     )
 
-    local_path = data_items_utils.create_folder_path(key)
+    local_path = data_items_utils.get_folder_path(key)
     downloaded_file = await filemanager.download_file_from_link(
         URL(f"{value.download_link}"),
         local_path,
diff --git a/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/conftest.py b/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/conftest.py
index dde00444324..39bd7070bae 100644
--- a/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/conftest.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 import pytest
 import simcore_sdk
+from helpers.utils_port_v2 import CONSTANT_UUID
+from pytest_mock.plugin import MockerFixture
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.postgres_tools import PostgresTestConfig
 from pytest_simcore.helpers.typing_env import EnvVarsDict
 from simcore_sdk.node_ports_common.file_io_utils import LogRedirectCB
@@ -74,3 +76,11 @@ async def _mocked_function(*args, **kwargs) -> None:
         pass
 
     return _mocked_function
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def constant_uuid4(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    mocker.patch(
+        "simcore_sdk.node_ports_common.data_items_utils.uuid4",
+        return_value=CONSTANT_UUID,
+    )
diff --git a/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/helpers/utils_port_v2.py b/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/helpers/utils_port_v2.py
index ce10c5a999a..556e0eb4ced 100644
--- a/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/helpers/utils_port_v2.py
+++ b/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/helpers/utils_port_v2.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Final
+from uuid import UUID
 
 from simcore_sdk.node_ports_v2.ports_mapping import InputsList, OutputsList
 
+CONSTANT_UUID: Final[UUID] = UUID(int=0)
+
 
 def create_valid_port_config(conf_type: str, **kwargs) -> dict[str, Any]:
     valid_config = {
diff --git a/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/integration/test_node_ports_v2_nodeports2.py b/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/integration/test_node_ports_v2_nodeports2.py
index 6f93900f450..a9016609d13 100644
--- a/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/integration/test_node_ports_v2_nodeports2.py
+++ b/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/integration/test_node_ports_v2_nodeports2.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import filecmp
 import os
 import tempfile
-import threading
 from asyncio import gather
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Iterable
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@
 from simcore_sdk.node_ports_v2.links import ItemConcreteValue, PortLink
 from simcore_sdk.node_ports_v2.nodeports_v2 import Nodeports
 from simcore_sdk.node_ports_v2.port import Port
+from utils_port_v2 import CONSTANT_UUID
 
 pytest_simcore_core_services_selection = [
     "migration",
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ async def test_port_file_accessors(
     e_tag: str,
     option_r_clone_settings: RCloneSettings | None,
     request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
+    constant_uuid4: None,
 ):
 
     if item_value == "symlink_path":
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ async def test_port_file_accessors(
     await (await PORTS.outputs)[ServicePortKey("out_34")].set(item_value)
     # this is the link to S3 storage
     value = (await PORTS.outputs)[ServicePortKey("out_34")].value
-    assert isinstance(value, (DownloadLink, PortLink, BaseFileLink))
+    assert isinstance(value, DownloadLink | PortLink | BaseFileLink)
     received_file_link = value.dict(by_alias=True, exclude_unset=True)
     assert received_file_link["store"] == s3_simcore_location
     assert (
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ async def test_port_file_accessors(
             Path(
                 tempfile.gettempdir(),
                 "simcorefiles",
-                f"{threading.get_ident()}",
+                f"{CONSTANT_UUID}",
                 "out_34",
             )
         )
@@ -495,6 +496,7 @@ async def test_get_file_from_previous_node(
     item_value: str,
     item_pytype: type,
     option_r_clone_settings: RCloneSettings | None,
+    constant_uuid4: None,
 ):
     config_dict, _, _ = create_2nodes_configuration(
         prev_node_inputs=None,
@@ -519,7 +521,7 @@ async def test_get_file_from_previous_node(
     assert file_path == Path(
         tempfile.gettempdir(),
         "simcorefiles",
-        f"{threading.get_ident()}",
+        f"{CONSTANT_UUID}",
         "in_15",
         Path(item_value).name,
     )
@@ -551,6 +553,7 @@ async def test_get_file_from_previous_node_with_mapping_of_same_key_name(
     item_alias: str,
     item_pytype: type,
     option_r_clone_settings: RCloneSettings | None,
+    constant_uuid4: None,
 ):
     config_dict, _, this_node_uuid = create_2nodes_configuration(
         prev_node_inputs=None,
@@ -579,7 +582,7 @@ async def test_get_file_from_previous_node_with_mapping_of_same_key_name(
     assert file_path == Path(
         tempfile.gettempdir(),
         "simcorefiles",
-        f"{threading.get_ident()}",
+        f"{CONSTANT_UUID}",
         "in_15",
         item_alias,
     )
@@ -612,6 +615,7 @@ async def test_file_mapping(
     item_pytype: type,
     option_r_clone_settings: RCloneSettings | None,
     create_valid_file_uuid: Callable[[str, Path], SimcoreS3FileID],
+    constant_uuid4: None,
 ):
     config_dict, project_id, node_uuid = create_special_configuration(
         inputs=[("in_1", item_type, await create_store_link(item_value))],
@@ -638,7 +642,7 @@ async def test_file_mapping(
     assert file_path == Path(
         tempfile.gettempdir(),
         "simcorefiles",
-        f"{threading.get_ident()}",
+        f"{CONSTANT_UUID}",
         "in_1",
         item_alias,
     )
@@ -649,7 +653,7 @@ async def test_file_mapping(
     assert file_path == Path(
         tempfile.gettempdir(),
         "simcorefiles",
-        f"{threading.get_ident()}",
+        f"{CONSTANT_UUID}",
         "in_1",
         item_alias,
     )
@@ -662,7 +666,7 @@ async def test_file_mapping(
     await PORTS.set_file_by_keymap(file_path)
     file_id = create_valid_file_uuid("out_1", file_path)
     value = (await PORTS.outputs)[ServicePortKey("out_1")].value
-    assert isinstance(value, (DownloadLink, PortLink, BaseFileLink))
+    assert isinstance(value, DownloadLink | PortLink | BaseFileLink)
     received_file_link = value.dict(by_alias=True, exclude_unset=True)
     assert received_file_link["store"] == s3_simcore_location
     assert received_file_link["path"] == file_id
@@ -734,7 +738,7 @@ async def _upload_create_task(item_key: str) -> None:
 
     # since a race condition was created when uploading values in parallel
     # it is expected to find at least one mismatching value here
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError) as exc_info:
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError) as exc_info:  # noqa: PT012
         for item_key, _, _ in outputs:
             assert (await PORTS.outputs)[
                 ServicePortKey(item_key)
diff --git a/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/unit/test_node_ports_v2_port.py b/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/unit/test_node_ports_v2_port.py
index 9cf9d89eb9a..8485e19b74b 100644
--- a/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/unit/test_node_ports_v2_port.py
+++ b/packages/simcore-sdk/tests/unit/test_node_ports_v2_port.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import re
 import shutil
 import tempfile
-import threading
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterator
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
 )
 from simcore_sdk.node_ports_v2.port import Port
 from simcore_sdk.node_ports_v2.ports_mapping import InputsList, OutputsList
-from utils_port_v2 import create_valid_port_config
+from utils_port_v2 import CONSTANT_UUID, create_valid_port_config
 from yarl import URL
 
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ def another_node_file_name() -> Path:
 
 
 def download_file_folder_name() -> Path:
-    return Path(tempfile.gettempdir(), "simcorefiles", f"{threading.get_ident()}")
+    return Path(tempfile.gettempdir()) / "simcorefiles" / f"{CONSTANT_UUID}"
 
 
 def project_id() -> str:
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ def another_node_file() -> Iterator[Path]:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def download_file_folder() -> Iterator[Path]:
+def download_file_folder(constant_uuid4: None) -> Iterator[Path]:
     destination_path = download_file_folder_name()
     destination_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     yield destination_path