diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11f799ad..c850acb7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ HOST_ARCH=$(shell go env GOARCH)
 
 .PHONY: build-local
 build-local:
-	go build -o ${DIST_DIR}/${BIN_NAME}
+	@mkdir -p "${DIST_DIR}"
+	go build -o "${DIST_DIR}/${BIN_NAME}"
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
@@ -27,4 +28,4 @@ build-binaries:
 
 .PHONY: build-watcher
 build-watcher:
-	go build -o ${DIST_DIR}/${BIN_NAME}-${WATCHER_NAME} ${PACKAGE}/watcher
\ No newline at end of file
+	go build -o ${DIST_DIR}/${BIN_NAME}-${WATCHER_NAME} ${PACKAGE}/watcher
diff --git a/cmd/context_test.go b/cmd/context_test.go
index 8de7935a..dddd1c38 100644
--- a/cmd/context_test.go
+++ b/cmd/context_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/microcks/microcks-cli/pkg/config"
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ users:
   auth-token: ""
   refresh-token: ""`
 
-const testConfigFilePath = "./testdata/local.config"
-
 func TestDeleteContext(t *testing.T) {
+	testConfigFilePath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "local.config")
+
 	//write the test config file
 	err := os.WriteFile(testConfigFilePath, []byte(testConfig), os.ModePerm)
 	require.NoError(t, err)