diff --git a/conduit/pipeline/pipeline.go b/conduit/pipeline/pipeline.go
index e6246245e..ce5bf7ade 100644
--- a/conduit/pipeline/pipeline.go
+++ b/conduit/pipeline/pipeline.go
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ type pipelineImpl struct {
 	exporter         *exporters.Exporter
 	completeCallback []conduit.OnCompleteFunc
 
-	pipelineMetadata         state
-	pipelineMetadataFilePath string
+	pipelineMetadata state
 
 	metricsCallback []conduit.ProvideMetricsFunc
 }
@@ -460,8 +459,13 @@ func (p *pipelineImpl) Wait() {
 	p.wg.Wait()
 }
 
+func metadataPath(dataDir string) string {
+	return path.Join(dataDir, "metadata.json")
+}
+
 func (p *pipelineImpl) encodeMetadataToFile() error {
-	tempFilename := fmt.Sprintf("%s.temp", p.pipelineMetadataFilePath)
+	pipelineMetadataFilePath := metadataPath(p.cfg.ConduitConfig.ConduitDataDir)
+	tempFilename := fmt.Sprintf("%s.temp", pipelineMetadataFilePath)
 	file, err := os.Create(tempFilename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("encodeMetadataToFile(): failed to create temp metadata file: %w", err)
@@ -472,7 +476,7 @@ func (p *pipelineImpl) encodeMetadataToFile() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("encodeMetadataToFile(): failed to write temp metadata: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = os.Rename(tempFilename, p.pipelineMetadataFilePath)
+	err = os.Rename(tempFilename, pipelineMetadataFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("encodeMetadataToFile(): failed to replace metadata file: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -480,10 +484,12 @@ func (p *pipelineImpl) encodeMetadataToFile() error {
 }
 
 func (p *pipelineImpl) initializeOrLoadBlockMetadata() (state, error) {
-	p.pipelineMetadataFilePath = path.Join(p.cfg.ConduitConfig.ConduitDataDir, "metadata.json")
-	if stat, err := os.Stat(p.pipelineMetadataFilePath); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) || (stat != nil && stat.Size() == 0) {
+	pipelineMetadataFilePath := metadataPath(p.cfg.ConduitConfig.ConduitDataDir)
+	if stat, err := os.Stat(pipelineMetadataFilePath); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) || (stat != nil && stat.Size() == 0) {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		fmt.Println(stat)
 		if stat != nil && stat.Size() == 0 {
-			err = os.Remove(p.pipelineMetadataFilePath)
+			err = os.Remove(pipelineMetadataFilePath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return p.pipelineMetadata, fmt.Errorf("Init(): error creating file: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -497,7 +503,7 @@ func (p *pipelineImpl) initializeOrLoadBlockMetadata() (state, error) {
 			return p.pipelineMetadata, fmt.Errorf("error opening file: %w", err)
 		}
 		var data []byte
-		data, err = os.ReadFile(p.pipelineMetadataFilePath)
+		data, err = os.ReadFile(pipelineMetadataFilePath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return p.pipelineMetadata, fmt.Errorf("error reading metadata: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/conduit/pipeline/pipeline_test.go b/conduit/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
index f30a38509..a48102a32 100644
--- a/conduit/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
+++ b/conduit/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package pipeline
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -90,10 +89,7 @@ func TestMakePipelineConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := MakePipelineConfig(l, nil)
 	assert.Equal(t, fmt.Errorf("MakePipelineConfig(): empty conduit config"), err)
 
-	// "" for dir will use os.TempDir()
-	dataDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "conduit_data_dir")
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(dataDir)
+	dataDir := t.TempDir()
 
 	validConfigFile := `---
 log-level: info
@@ -127,11 +123,9 @@ exporter:
 	assert.Equal(t, pCfg.Exporter.Name, "noop")
 	assert.Equal(t, pCfg.Exporter.Config["connectionstring"], "")
 
-	// "" for dir will use os.TempDir()
 	// invalidDataDir has no auto load file
-	invalidDataDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "conduit_data_dir")
+	invalidDataDir := t.TempDir()
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(invalidDataDir)
 
 	cfgBad := &conduit.Config{ConduitDataDir: invalidDataDir}
 	_, err = MakePipelineConfig(l, cfgBad)
@@ -312,7 +306,11 @@ func TestPipelineRun(t *testing.T) {
 			NextRound:   0,
 			GenesisHash: "",
 		},
-		pipelineMetadataFilePath: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "metadata.json"),
+		cfg: &Config{
+			ConduitConfig: &conduit.Config{
+				ConduitDataDir: t.TempDir(),
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	go func() {
@@ -337,14 +335,15 @@ func TestPipelineCpuPidFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	var pProcessor processors.Processor = &mockProcessor{}
 	var pExporter exporters.Exporter = &mockExporter{}
 
-	pidFilePath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "pidfile")
-	cpuFilepath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "cpufile")
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	pidFilePath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "pidfile")
+	cpuFilepath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "cpufile")
 
 	pImpl := pipelineImpl{
 		cfg: &Config{
 			ConduitConfig: &conduit.Config{
 				Flags:          nil,
-				ConduitDataDir: t.TempDir(),
+				ConduitDataDir: tempDir,
 			},
 			Importer: NameConfigPair{
 				Name:   "",
@@ -401,6 +400,7 @@ func TestPipelineCpuPidFiles(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestPipelineErrors tests the pipeline erroring out at different stages
 func TestPipelineErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
 
 	mImporter := mockImporter{}
 	mImporter.On("GetBlock", mock.Anything).Return(uniqueBlockData, nil)
@@ -419,9 +419,13 @@ func TestPipelineErrors(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ctx, cf := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	pImpl := pipelineImpl{
-		ctx:              ctx,
-		cf:               cf,
-		cfg:              &Config{},
+		ctx: ctx,
+		cf:  cf,
+		cfg: &Config{
+			ConduitConfig: &conduit.Config{
+				ConduitDataDir: tempDir,
+			},
+		},
 		logger:           log.New(),
 		initProvider:     nil,
 		importer:         &pImporter,
@@ -757,11 +761,12 @@ func TestPipelineLogFile(t *testing.T) {
 	importers.Register("mockedImporter", mockedImpNew)
 	exporters.Register("mockedExporter", mockedExpNew)
 
-	logfilePath := path.Join(t.TempDir(), "conduit.log")
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	logfilePath := path.Join(tempDir, "conduit.log")
 	configs := &Config{
 		ConduitConfig: &conduit.Config{
 			Flags:          nil,
-			ConduitDataDir: t.TempDir(),
+			ConduitDataDir: tempDir,
 		},
 		Importer: NameConfigPair{
 			Name:   "mockedImporter",