diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-io-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/createfiles/CreateFilesUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-io-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/createfiles/CreateFilesUnitTest.java
index 488b22ff89..338d53c597 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-io-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/createfiles/CreateFilesUnitTest.java
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-io-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/createfiles/CreateFilesUnitTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 public class CreateFilesUnitTest {
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ public class CreateFilesUnitTest {
         File tempDirectory = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
         File fileWithAbsolutePath = new File(tempDirectory.getAbsolutePath() + "/myDirectory/testFile.txt");
 
-        fileWithAbsolutePath.mkdirs();
+        assertFalse(fileWithAbsolutePath.exists());
+
         Files.touch(fileWithAbsolutePath);
 
         assertTrue(fileWithAbsolutePath.exists());
@@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ public class CreateFilesUnitTest {
         File tempDirectory = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
         File fileWithRelativePath = new File(tempDirectory, "myDirectory/newFile.txt");
 
-        fileWithRelativePath.mkdirs();
+        assertFalse(fileWithRelativePath.exists());
+
         Files.touch(fileWithRelativePath);
 
         assertTrue(fileWithRelativePath.exists());
@@ -33,9 +36,11 @@ public class CreateFilesUnitTest {
 
     @Test
     public void whenCreatingAFileWithFileSeparator_thenFileIsCreated() throws IOException {
-        File newFile = new File("src" + File.separator + "test" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "newFile.txt");
+        File tempDirectory = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
+        File newFile = new File(tempDirectory.getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + "newFile.txt");
+
+        assertFalse(newFile.exists());
 
-        newFile.mkdirs();
         Files.touch(newFile);
 
         assertTrue(newFile.exists());