diff --git a/test/integration/targets/fetch/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/fetch/runme.sh
index 734b881093e..4a78b2cd7f5 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/fetch/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/fetch/runme.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 set -eux
 
+OUTPUT_DIR=${OUTPUT_DIR:-$(mktemp -d)}
+
 # setup required roles
 ln -s ../../prepare_tests roles/prepare_tests