diff --git a/stress/shell/src/main/java/alluxio/stress/cli/fuse/FuseIOBench.java b/stress/shell/src/main/java/alluxio/stress/cli/fuse/FuseIOBench.java
index 225ed610eb33..5fbee6c8cc81 100644
--- a/stress/shell/src/main/java/alluxio/stress/cli/fuse/FuseIOBench.java
+++ b/stress/shell/src/main/java/alluxio/stress/cli/fuse/FuseIOBench.java
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ public void prepare() throws Exception {
               + "be at least the number of threads, preferably a multiple of it."
       ));
     }
+    // All test operations happen in mLocalpath/fuseIOStressBench
+    mParameters.mLocalPath = Paths.get(mParameters.mLocalPath, "fuseIOStressBench").toString();
     File localPath = new File(mParameters.mLocalPath);
 
     if (mParameters.mOperation == FuseIOOperation.WRITE) {