diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/context/metadata/PropertiesPersistingMetadataStoreTests.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/context/metadata/PropertiesPersistingMetadataStoreTests.java
index 050f0bb83e..3098928e0a 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/context/metadata/PropertiesPersistingMetadataStoreTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/context/metadata/PropertiesPersistingMetadataStoreTests.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class PropertiesPersistingMetadataStoreTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void validateWithCustomBaseDir() throws Exception {
-		File file = new File("foo" + "/metadata-store.properties");
+		File file = new File("target/foo" + "/metadata-store.properties");
 		file.deleteOnExit();
 		PropertiesPersistingMetadataStore metadataStore = new PropertiesPersistingMetadataStore();
 		metadataStore.setBaseDirectory("foo");