diff --git a/index/new_test.go b/index/new_test.go
index bcd745fc..cd5c825a 100644
--- a/index/new_test.go
+++ b/index/new_test.go
@@ -13,19 +13,28 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRemoteNew(t *testing.T) {
-	spec.Run(t, "RemoteNew", testRemoteNew, spec.Sequential(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
+	spec.Run(t, "RemoteNew", testRemoteNew, spec.Parallel(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
 }
 
 func testRemoteNew(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
+	var (
+		idx     imgutil.ImageIndex
+		xdgPath string
+		err     error
+	)
+
+	it.Before(func() {
+		// creates the directory to save all the OCI images on disk
+		xdgPath, err = os.MkdirTemp("", "image-indexes")
+		h.AssertNil(t, err)
+	})
+
+	it.After(func() {
+		err := os.RemoveAll(xdgPath)
+		h.AssertNil(t, err)
+	})
+
 	when("#NewIndex", func() {
-		var (
-			idx     imgutil.ImageIndex
-			err     error
-			xdgPath = "xdgPath"
-		)
-		it.After(func() {
-			h.AssertNil(t, os.RemoveAll(xdgPath))
-		})
 		it("should have expected indexOptions", func() {
 			idx, err = index.NewIndex("repo/name", index.WithInsecure(true), index.WithXDGRuntimePath(xdgPath))
 			h.AssertNil(t, err)
diff --git a/index/options_test.go b/index/options_test.go
index e2835a26..0c965cb9 100644
--- a/index/options_test.go
+++ b/index/options_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRemoteOptions(t *testing.T) {
-	spec.Run(t, "RemoteNew", testRemoteOptions, spec.Sequential(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
+	spec.Run(t, "RemoteNew", testRemoteOptions, spec.Parallel(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
 }
 
 func testRemoteOptions(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
diff --git a/layout/new_test.go b/layout/new_test.go
index 94670aca..8573c5fc 100644
--- a/layout/new_test.go
+++ b/layout/new_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package layout_test
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
@@ -15,17 +16,31 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRemoteNew(t *testing.T) {
-	spec.Run(t, "RemoteNew", testRemoteNew, spec.Sequential(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
+	spec.Run(t, "RemoteNew", testRemoteNew, spec.Parallel(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
 }
 
 var (
-	xdgPath  = "xdgPath"
 	repoName = "some/index"
-	idx      imgutil.ImageIndex
-	err      error
 )
 
 func testRemoteNew(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
+	var (
+		idx     imgutil.ImageIndex
+		xdgPath string
+		err     error
+	)
+
+	it.Before(func() {
+		// creates the directory to save all the OCI images on disk
+		xdgPath, err = os.MkdirTemp("", "image-indexes")
+		h.AssertNil(t, err)
+	})
+
+	it.After(func() {
+		err := os.RemoveAll(xdgPath)
+		h.AssertNil(t, err)
+	})
+
 	when("#NewIndex", func() {
 		it.Before(func() {
 			idx, err = index.NewIndex(
diff --git a/local/new_test.go b/local/new_test.go
index ef933f0f..200859af 100644
--- a/local/new_test.go
+++ b/local/new_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package local_test
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
@@ -15,19 +16,31 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRemoteNew(t *testing.T) {
-	spec.Run(t, "RemoteNew", testRemoteNew, spec.Sequential(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
+	spec.Run(t, "RemoteNew", testRemoteNew, spec.Parallel(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
 }
 
 var (
-	xdgPath  = "xdgPath"
 	repoName = "some/index"
 )
 
 func testRemoteNew(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 	var (
-		idx imgutil.ImageIndex
-		err error
+		idx     imgutil.ImageIndex
+		xdgPath string
+		err     error
 	)
+
+	it.Before(func() {
+		// creates the directory to save all the OCI images on disk
+		xdgPath, err = os.MkdirTemp("", "image-indexes")
+		h.AssertNil(t, err)
+	})
+
+	it.After(func() {
+		err := os.RemoveAll(xdgPath)
+		h.AssertNil(t, err)
+	})
+
 	when("#NewIndex", func() {
 		it.Before(func() {
 			idx, err = index.NewIndex(
diff --git a/remote/new_test.go b/remote/new_test.go
index b185c4e9..1df37920 100644
--- a/remote/new_test.go
+++ b/remote/new_test.go
@@ -16,13 +16,26 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRemoteNew(t *testing.T) {
-	spec.Run(t, "RemoteNew", testRemoteNew, spec.Sequential(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
+	spec.Run(t, "RemoteNew", testRemoteNew, spec.Parallel(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
 }
 
 func testRemoteNew(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 	var (
-		xdgPath = "xdgPath"
+		xdgPath string
+		err     error
 	)
+
+	it.Before(func() {
+		// creates the directory to save all the OCI images on disk
+		xdgPath, err = os.MkdirTemp("", "image-indexes")
+		h.AssertNil(t, err)
+	})
+
+	it.After(func() {
+		err := os.RemoveAll(xdgPath)
+		h.AssertNil(t, err)
+	})
+
 	when("#NewIndex", func() {
 		it.After(func() {
 			err := os.RemoveAll(xdgPath)
diff --git a/util_test.go b/util_test.go
index ce91b408..17db8df5 100644
--- a/util_test.go
+++ b/util_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestUtils(t *testing.T) {
-	spec.Run(t, "Utils", testUtils, spec.Sequential(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
+	spec.Run(t, "Utils", testUtils, spec.Parallel(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
 }
 
 type FakeIndentifier struct {