diff --git a/spec/helpers/storage.rb b/spec/helpers/storage.rb
index f05ec38..34284cb 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/storage.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/storage.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ def tmp_storage_dir
 end
 
 def setup_storage
+  allow(Colore::C_.config).to receive(:storage_directory).and_return(tmp_storage_dir)
+
   FileUtils.rm_rf tmp_storage_dir
   FileUtils.mkdir_p tmp_storage_dir
   FileUtils.cp_r fixture('app'), tmp_storage_dir
diff --git a/spec/helpers/tika_config.rb b/spec/helpers/tika_config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..342829a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/tika_config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'fileutils'
+require 'pathname'
+
+def tmp_tika_config_dir
+  Pathname.new("/tmp/colore_test.#{Process.pid}.tika")
+end
+
+def setup_tika_config
+  allow(Colore::C_.config).to receive(:tika_config_directory).and_return tmp_tika_config_dir
+
+  FileUtils.rm_rf tmp_tika_config_dir
+  FileUtils.mkdir_p tmp_tika_config_dir
+end
+
+def delete_tika_config
+  FileUtils.rm_rf tmp_tika_config_dir
+end
diff --git a/spec/integration/standard_tasks_spec.rb b/spec/integration/standard_tasks_spec.rb
index 14d8e01..4d317fc 100644
--- a/spec/integration/standard_tasks_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/standard_tasks_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 RSpec.describe 'Standard Heathen tasks:' do
   before do
     setup_storage
-    allow(Colore::C_.config).to receive(:storage_directory).and_return(tmp_storage_dir)
   end
 
   after do
diff --git a/spec/lib/app_spec.rb b/spec/lib/app_spec.rb
index 8e3df79..090311b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/app_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/app_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def show_backtrace(response)
 
   before do
     setup_storage
-    allow(Colore::C_.config).to receive(:storage_directory).and_return(tmp_storage_dir)
     allow(Colore::Sidekiq::ConversionWorker).to receive(:perform_async)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/colore/sidekiq/callback_worker_spec.rb b/spec/lib/colore/sidekiq/callback_worker_spec.rb
index bea37ea..8dd6c6a 100644
--- a/spec/lib/colore/sidekiq/callback_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/colore/sidekiq/callback_worker_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
   before do
     setup_storage
-    allow(Colore::C_.config).to receive(:storage_directory).and_return(tmp_storage_dir)
   end
 
   after do
diff --git a/spec/lib/colore/sidekiq/legacy_purge_worker_spec.rb b/spec/lib/colore/sidekiq/legacy_purge_worker_spec.rb
index 8813a0f..0c3a34e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/colore/sidekiq/legacy_purge_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/colore/sidekiq/legacy_purge_worker_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 RSpec.describe Colore::Sidekiq::LegacyPurgeWorker do
   before do
     setup_storage
-    allow(Colore::C_.config).to receive(:storage_directory).and_return(tmp_storage_dir)
     allow(Colore::C_.config).to receive(:legacy_purge_days).and_return(2)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/converter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/converter_spec.rb
index a57c26a..0909a0f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/converter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/converter_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
   before do
     setup_storage
-    allow(Colore::C_.config).to receive(:storage_directory).and_return(tmp_storage_dir)
     allow(Heathen::Converter).to receive(:new).and_return(stubbed_converter)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/legacy_converter_spec.rb b/spec/lib/legacy_converter_spec.rb
index de57e25..c838331 100644
--- a/spec/lib/legacy_converter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/legacy_converter_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
   before do
     setup_storage
-    allow(Colore::C_.config).to receive(:storage_directory).and_return(tmp_storage_dir)
     stubbed_converter = instance_double(Heathen::Converter, convert: "The quick brown fox")
     allow(Heathen::Converter).to receive(:new).and_return(stubbed_converter)
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/tika_config_spec.rb b/spec/lib/tika_config_spec.rb
index 455c743..46ca73b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/tika_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/tika_config_spec.rb
@@ -5,17 +5,12 @@
 require 'pathname'
 
 RSpec.describe Colore::TikaConfig do
-  let(:tika_config_directory) { '../tmp/tika-test' }
-  let(:tika_test_config_path) { Pathname.new(File.expand_path('../../tmp/tika-test', __dir__)) }
-
   before do
-    allow(Colore::C_.config).to receive(:tika_config_directory).and_return tika_config_directory
-    FileUtils.mkdir_p tika_test_config_path
-    FileUtils.rm_rf tika_test_config_path
+    setup_tika_config
   end
 
   after do
-    FileUtils.rm_rf tika_test_config_path
+    delete_tika_config
   end
 
   describe '.path_for' do
@@ -29,7 +24,7 @@
       end
 
       it 'returns the correct configuration file path' do
-        expect(path_for).to eq tika_test_config_path.join('ocr', described_class::VERSION, 'tika.fra.xml')
+        expect(path_for).to eq tmp_tika_config_dir.join('ocr', described_class::VERSION, 'tika.fra.xml')
       end
     end
 
@@ -37,7 +32,7 @@
       let(:language) { 'unknown' }
 
       it 'returns the default configuration file path' do
-        expect(path_for).to eq tika_test_config_path.join('ocr', described_class::VERSION, "tika.#{described_class::DEFAULT_LANGUAGE}.xml")
+        expect(path_for).to eq tmp_tika_config_dir.join('ocr', described_class::VERSION, "tika.#{described_class::DEFAULT_LANGUAGE}.xml")
       end
     end
 
@@ -46,7 +41,7 @@
 
       before do
         allow(FileUtils).to receive(:mkdir_p)
-          .with(tika_test_config_path.join('ocr', described_class::VERSION))
+          .with(tmp_tika_config_dir.join('ocr', described_class::VERSION))
           .and_call_original
       end