diff --git a/planning/freespace_planning_algorithms/test/debug_plot.py b/planning/freespace_planning_algorithms/test/debug_plot.py
index 978fb4505b378..e16f58f0e26ca 100755
--- a/planning/freespace_planning_algorithms/test/debug_plot.py
+++ b/planning/freespace_planning_algorithms/test/debug_plot.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from math import atan2
 from math import cos
 from math import sin
+import os
 from typing import Tuple
 
 from geometry_msgs.msg import Pose
@@ -162,14 +163,15 @@ def plot_problem(pd: ProblemDescription, ax):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    for postfix in ["single", "multi"]:
-        for idx in range(4):
-            pose_list = []
-            bag_path = "/tmp/result_{0}{1}".format(postfix, idx)
+    for cand_dir in os.listdir("/tmp"):
+        if cand_dir.startswith("fpalgos"):
+            bag_path = os.path.join("/tmp", cand_dir)
             pd = ProblemDescription.from_rosbag_path(bag_path)
+
             fig, ax = plt.subplots()
             plot_problem(pd, ax)
             fig.tight_layout()
-            file_name = bag_path + "-plot.png"
+
+            file_name = os.path.join("/tmp", cand_dir + "-plot.png")
             plt.savefig(file_name)
             print("saved to {}".format(file_name))
diff --git a/planning/freespace_planning_algorithms/test/src/test_freespace_planning_algorithms.cpp b/planning/freespace_planning_algorithms/test/src/test_freespace_planning_algorithms.cpp
index 4593b53840ec1..5a0dc409531da 100644
--- a/planning/freespace_planning_algorithms/test/src/test_freespace_planning_algorithms.cpp
+++ b/planning/freespace_planning_algorithms/test/src/test_freespace_planning_algorithms.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ TEST(AstarSearchTestSuite, SingleCurvature)
   for (size_t i = 0; i < goal_xs.size(); i++) {
     std::array<double, 3> start{6., 4., 0.5 * 3.1415};
     std::array<double, 3> goal{goal_xs[i], 4., 0.5 * 3.1415};
-    std::string dir_name = "/tmp/result_single" + std::to_string(i);
+    std::string dir_name = "/tmp/fpalgos-result_single" + std::to_string(i);
     EXPECT_TRUE(test_astar(start, goal, dir_name));
   }
 }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ TEST(AstarSearchTestSuite, MultiCurvature)
   for (size_t i = 0; i < goal_xs.size(); i++) {
     std::array<double, 3> start{6., 4., 0.5 * 3.1415};
     std::array<double, 3> goal{goal_xs[i], 4., 0.5 * 3.1415};
-    std::string dir_name = "/tmp/result_multi" + std::to_string(i);
+    std::string dir_name = "/tmp/fpalgos-result_multi" + std::to_string(i);
     EXPECT_TRUE(test_astar(start, goal, dir_name, maximum_turning_radius, turning_radius_size));
   }
 }