diff --git a/src/Simplex/StressTest.hs b/src/Simplex/StressTest.hs
index 1b6ed2cf9..c33e2df3f 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/StressTest.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/StressTest.hs
@@ -108,32 +108,31 @@ testStressServerConnectOnly = do
 --       disconnectAgentClient smpAgent
 
 testStressServer :: IO ()
-testStressServer =
-  withTmpFiles $ do
-    sentTVar <- newTVarIO (0 :: Int)
-    tcpConnectionsTVar <- newTVarIO (0 :: Int)
-    userConnectionsTVar <- newTVarIO (0 :: Int)
-    concurrentlyN_ $
-      forever
-        ( do
-            threadDelay 5000000
-            sent <- readTVarIO sentTVar
-            tcpConnections <- readTVarIO tcpConnectionsTVar
-            userConnections <- readTVarIO userConnectionsTVar
-            print $ "tcpConnections: " <> show tcpConnections <> " -- userConnections: " <> show userConnections <> " -- sent: " <> show sent
-        ) :
-      map
-        ( \i ->
-            testChat2' (i * 2 -1, aliceProfile) (i * 2, bobProfile) $
-              \alice bob -> do
-                print $ show i <> " - tcpConnections +2"
-                atomically $ modifyTVar tcpConnectionsTVar (+ 2)
-                connectUsers alice bob
-                print $ show i <> " - userConnections +2"
-                atomically $ modifyTVar userConnectionsTVar (+ 2)
-                loop i alice bob sentTVar 1
-        )
-        (take 25 ([1 ..] :: [Int]))
+testStressServer = do
+  sentTVar <- newTVarIO (0 :: Int)
+  tcpConnectionsTVar <- newTVarIO (0 :: Int)
+  userConnectionsTVar <- newTVarIO (0 :: Int)
+  concurrentlyN_ $
+    forever
+      ( do
+          threadDelay 5000000
+          sent <- readTVarIO sentTVar
+          tcpConnections <- readTVarIO tcpConnectionsTVar
+          userConnections <- readTVarIO userConnectionsTVar
+          print $ "tcpConnections: " <> show tcpConnections <> " -- userConnections: " <> show userConnections <> " -- sent: " <> show sent
+      ) :
+    map
+      ( \i ->
+          testChat2' (i * 2 -1, aliceProfile) (i * 2, bobProfile) $
+            \alice bob -> do
+              print $ show i <> " - tcpConnections +2"
+              atomically $ modifyTVar tcpConnectionsTVar (+ 2)
+              connectUsers alice bob
+              print $ show i <> " - userConnections +2"
+              atomically $ modifyTVar userConnectionsTVar (+ 2)
+              loop i alice bob sentTVar 1
+      )
+      (take 25 ([1 ..] :: [Int]))
   where
     loop :: Int -> TestCC -> TestCC -> TVar Int -> Int -> IO ()
     loop i alice bob sentTVar k = do
diff --git a/src/Simplex/StressTest/ChatClient.hs b/src/Simplex/StressTest/ChatClient.hs
index 8c474a423..a09624086 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/StressTest/ChatClient.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/StressTest/ChatClient.hs
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ readTerminalOutput t termQ = do
 withTmpFiles :: IO () -> IO ()
 withTmpFiles =
   bracket_
-    (createDirectoryIfMissing False "tests/tmp")
-    (removeDirectoryRecursive "tests/tmp")
+    (createDirectoryIfMissing False "tests")
+    (removeDirectoryRecursive "test")
 
 testChat2' :: (Int, Profile) -> (Int, Profile) -> (TestCC -> TestCC -> IO ()) -> IO ()
 testChat2' (i1, p1) (i2, p2) test = do