diff --git a/test-slipbox/.dir-locals.el b/test-slipbox/.dir-locals.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ae70e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-slipbox/.dir-locals.el
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+((nil . ((eval . (setq-local
+                  org-roam-directory (expand-file-name (locate-dominating-file
+                                                        default-directory ".dir-locals.el"))))
+         (eval . (setq-local
+                  org-roam-db-location (expand-file-name "org-roam.db"
+                                                         org-roam-directory))))))
diff --git a/tests.el b/tests.el
index 9e6925d..2a369b1 100644
--- a/tests.el
+++ b/tests.el
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 (require 'org-roam-export)
 
 (setq org-roam-directory (expand-file-name "./test-slipbox")
-      org-roam-db-location (expand-file-name "org-roam.db"))
+      org-roam-db-location (expand-file-name "./test-slipbox/org-roam.db"))
 (org-roam-update-org-id-locations)
 (org-roam-db-sync)