diff --git a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/open_test.go b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/open_test.go
index d815d3616..42f2b83b2 100644
--- a/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/open_test.go
+++ b/cmd/meroxa/root/apps/open_test.go
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ func TestOpenAppExecution(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		desc         string
-		path         string
 		appArg       string
 		appFlag      string
 		errSubstring string
@@ -102,36 +101,34 @@ func TestOpenAppExecution(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc:   "Successfully open app link with arg",
 			appArg: "app-name",
-			path:   filepath.Join("/tmp", uuid.New().String()),
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "Successfully open app link with flag",
-			path: filepath.Join("/tmp", uuid.New().String()),
 		},
 		{
 			desc:         "Fail with bad path",
 			appFlag:      "/tmp",
-			path:         filepath.Join("/tmp", uuid.New().String()),
 			errSubstring: "could not find an app.json file on path",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			os.Setenv("UNIT_TEST", "1")
+			path := filepath.Join("/tmp", uuid.New().String())
 			logger := log.NewTestLogger()
 			cc := &Init{}
-			cc.Logger(log.NewTestLogger())
-			cc.flags.Path = tc.path
+			cc.Logger(logger)
+			cc.flags.Path = path
 			cc.flags.Lang = "golang"
 			if tc.appArg != "" {
 				cc.args.appName = tc.appArg
 				if tc.appFlag == "" {
-					tc.appFlag = tc.path + "/" + tc.appArg
+					tc.appFlag = path + "/" + tc.appArg
 				}
 			} else {
 				cc.args.appName = "my-app"
 				if tc.appFlag == "" {
-					tc.appFlag = tc.path + "/my-app"
+					tc.appFlag = path + "/my-app"
 				}
 			}