diff --git a/plugin/al/plugin/AL_USDMayaTestPlugin/py/testProxyShape.py b/plugin/al/plugin/AL_USDMayaTestPlugin/py/testProxyShape.py
index 5e3c9935bc..025f6ecc7d 100755
--- a/plugin/al/plugin/AL_USDMayaTestPlugin/py/testProxyShape.py
+++ b/plugin/al/plugin/AL_USDMayaTestPlugin/py/testProxyShape.py
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
 
     def setUp(self):
         unittest.TestCase.setUp(self)
-        self.workingDir = os.path.abspath(type(self).__name__)
-        os.mkdir(self.workingDir)
+        self.workingDir = os.environ.get('MAYA_APP_DIR')
         cmds.file(new=True, save=False, force=True)
         cmds.loadPlugin("AL_USDMayaPlugin", quiet=True)
         self.assertTrue(cmds.pluginInfo("AL_USDMayaPlugin", query=True, loaded=True))
diff --git a/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdImportEulerFilter.py b/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdImportEulerFilter.py
index 88984ed6aa..41eca28622 100644
--- a/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdImportEulerFilter.py
+++ b/test/lib/usd/translators/testUsdImportEulerFilter.py
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ class testUsdImportEulerFilter(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUpClass(cls):
         inputPath = fixturesUtils.setUpClass(__file__)
 
-        cls.skel_file = os.path.join(inputPath, "UsdImportEulerFilterTest", "UsdImportEulerFilterTest_skel.usda")
+        tempTestPath = os.environ.get('MAYA_APP_DIR')
+        cls.skel_file = os.path.join(tempTestPath, "UsdImportEulerFilterTest", "UsdImportEulerFilterTest_skel.usda")
         
         build_skel_scene(cls.skel_file)
 
-        cls.xform_file = os.path.join(inputPath, "UsdImportEulerFilterTest", "UsdImportEulerFilterTest_xform.usda")
+        cls.xform_file = os.path.join(tempTestPath, "UsdImportEulerFilterTest", "UsdImportEulerFilterTest_xform.usda")
         build_xform_scene(cls.xform_file)
 
     def test_skel_rotation_fail(self):