diff --git a/tests/unit/blob_exchange/test_transfer_blob.py b/tests/unit/blob_exchange/test_transfer_blob.py
index b6339f375..8968116af 100644
--- a/tests/unit/blob_exchange/test_transfer_blob.py
+++ b/tests/unit/blob_exchange/test_transfer_blob.py
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ def mock_config():
 class BlobExchangeTestBase(AsyncioTestCase):
     async def asyncSetUp(self):
         self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-
+        self.client_wallet_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.client_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.server_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.client_wallet_dir)
         self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.client_dir)
         self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.server_dir)
         self.server_config = Config(data_dir=self.server_dir, download_dir=self.server_dir, wallet=self.server_dir,
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ class BlobExchangeTestBase(AsyncioTestCase):
         self.server_blob_manager = BlobManager(self.loop, self.server_dir, self.server_storage, self.server_config)
         self.server = BlobServer(self.loop, self.server_blob_manager, 'bQEaw42GXsgCAGio1nxFncJSyRmnztSCjP')
 
-        self.client_config = Config(data_dir=self.client_dir, download_dir=self.client_dir, wallet=self.client_dir,
-                                    fixed_peers=[])
+        self.client_config = Config(data_dir=self.client_dir, download_dir=self.client_dir,
+                                    wallet=self.client_wallet_dir, fixed_peers=[])
         self.client_storage = SQLiteStorage(self.client_config, os.path.join(self.client_dir, "lbrynet.sqlite"))
         self.client_blob_manager = BlobManager(self.loop, self.client_dir, self.client_storage, self.client_config)
         self.client_peer_manager = PeerManager(self.loop)
diff --git a/tests/unit/stream/test_stream_manager.py b/tests/unit/stream/test_stream_manager.py
index 8c17f61e4..fa307d65f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/stream/test_stream_manager.py
+++ b/tests/unit/stream/test_stream_manager.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def get_claim_transaction(claim_name, claim=b''):
     )
 
 
-async def get_mock_wallet(sd_hash, storage, balance=10.0, fee=None):
+async def get_mock_wallet(sd_hash, storage, wallet_dir, balance=10.0, fee=None):
     claim = Claim()
     if fee:
         if fee['currency'] == 'LBC':
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async def get_mock_wallet(sd_hash, storage, balance=10.0, fee=None):
 
     wallet = Wallet()
     ledger = Ledger({
-        'db': Database(':memory:'),
+        'db': Database(os.path.join(wallet_dir, 'blockchain.db')),
         'headers': FakeHeaders(514082)
     })
     await ledger.db.open()
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ class TestStreamManager(BlobExchangeTestBase):
             self.loop, self.server_blob_manager.blob_dir, file_path, old_sort=old_sort
         )
         self.sd_hash = descriptor.sd_hash
-        self.mock_wallet, self.uri = await get_mock_wallet(self.sd_hash, self.client_storage, balance, fee)
+        self.mock_wallet, self.uri = await get_mock_wallet(self.sd_hash, self.client_storage, self.client_wallet_dir,
+                                                           balance, fee)
         analytics_manager = AnalyticsManager(
             self.client_config,
             binascii.hexlify(generate_id()).decode(),
diff --git a/tests/unit/wallet/test_transaction.py b/tests/unit/wallet/test_transaction.py
index 7c0942cd0..c4cb22dcd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/wallet/test_transaction.py
+++ b/tests/unit/wallet/test_transaction.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+import os
 import unittest
+import tempfile
+import shutil
 from binascii import hexlify, unhexlify
 from itertools import cycle
 
@@ -302,9 +305,11 @@ class TestTransactionSigning(AsyncioTestCase):
 class TransactionIOBalancing(AsyncioTestCase):
 
     async def asyncSetUp(self):
+        wallet_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, wallet_dir)
         self.ledger = Ledger({
-            'db': Database(':memory:'),
-            'headers': Headers(':memory:')
+            'db': Database(os.path.join(wallet_dir, 'blockchain.db')),
+            'headers': Headers(':memory:'),
         })
         await self.ledger.db.open()
         self.account = Account.from_dict(