diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index 0779521d..12b4409b 100644
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -920,10 +920,12 @@ def test_set_credentials(self):
         self.assertEqual('foobar_user', results.username)
 
     def test_dump_xml(self):
-        self.kp.dump_xml('db_dump.xml')
-        with open('db_dump.xml') as f:
+        dump_file = base_dir / 'db_dump.xml'
+        self.kp.dump_xml(dump_file)
+        with open(dump_file) as f:
             first_line = f.readline()
             self.assertEqual(first_line, '<?xml version=\'1.0\' encoding=\'utf-8\' standalone=\'yes\'?>\n')
+        dump_file.unlink()
 
     def test_credchange(self):
         """