diff --git a/dependencies/config/config_test.go b/dependencies/config/config_test.go
index 3d6c1c6..2d0cd46 100644
--- a/dependencies/config/config_test.go
+++ b/dependencies/config/config_test.go
@@ -65,8 +65,12 @@ func setupConfigTemplate(templatePath string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func teardownConfigTemplate(templatePath string) (err error) {
-	if err := os.RemoveAll(templatePath); err != nil {
+func teardownConfigTemplate() (err error) {
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(templatePrefix); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(testConfigPath); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Config", func() {
 		err := teardownOsEnvironment()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-		err = teardownConfigTemplate(testTemplatePath)
+		err = teardownConfigTemplate()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
 
diff --git a/dependencies/socket/socket_test.go b/dependencies/socket/socket_test.go
index 934ed6f..058654e 100644
--- a/dependencies/socket/socket_test.go
+++ b/dependencies/socket/socket_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package socket
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -12,21 +14,45 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	existingSocketPath    = "/tmp/k8s-existing-socket"
-	nonExistingSocketPath = "/tmp/k8s-nonexisting-socket"
-	noPermsSocketPath     = "/root/k8s-no-permission-socket"
+	tempPathSuffix = "k8s-entrypoint"
+
+	existingSocket    = "existing-socket"
+	nonExistingSocket = "nonexisting-socket"
+)
+
+var (
+	testDir string
+
+	existingSocketPath    string
+	nonExistingSocketPath string
 )
 
 var testEntrypoint entrypoint.EntrypointInterface
 
 var _ = Describe("Socket", func() {
 
+	// NOTE: It is impossible for a user to create a file that he does not
+	// have access to, and thus it is impossible to write an isolated unit
+	// test that checks for permission errors. That test is omitted from
+	// this suite
+
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		testEntrypoint = mocks.NewEntrypoint()
 
-		_, err := os.Create(existingSocketPath)
+		var err error
+		testDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", tempPathSuffix)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
+		existingSocketPath = filepath.Join(testDir, existingSocket)
+		nonExistingSocketPath = filepath.Join(testDir, nonExistingSocket)
+
+		_, err = os.Create(existingSocketPath)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+
+	AfterEach(func() {
+		err := os.RemoveAll(testDir)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
 
 	It("checks the name of a newly created socket", func() {
@@ -53,14 +79,4 @@ var _ = Describe("Socket", func() {
 		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal(fmt.Sprintf(NonExistingErrorFormat, socket)))
 	})
-
-	It("fails on trying to resolve a socket without permissions", func() {
-		socket := NewSocket(noPermsSocketPath)
-
-		isResolved, err := socket.IsResolved(testEntrypoint)
-
-		Expect(isResolved).To(Equal(false))
-		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal(fmt.Sprintf(NoPermsErrorFormat, socket)))
-	})
 })