diff --git a/cmd/archive_test.go b/cmd/archive_test.go
index 0b53a651866..e281ea9fcff 100644
--- a/cmd/archive_test.go
+++ b/cmd/archive_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -40,10 +41,17 @@ func TestArchiveThresholds(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
+			tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "k6archivetest")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer func() {
+				require.NoError(t, os.RemoveAll(tmpDir))
+			}()
+			tmpPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "archive.tar")
+
 			cmd := getArchiveCmd(testutils.NewLogger(t), newCommandFlags())
 			filename, err := filepath.Abs(testCase.testFilename)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			args := []string{filename}
+			args := []string{filename, "--archive-out", tmpPath}
 			if testCase.noThresholds {
 				args = append(args, "--no-thresholds")
 			}