diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_decode_C.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_decode_C.sh
index 8f964dc96..6e04bccf3 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_decode_C.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_decode_C.sh
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ if [ $HAVE_MEMFS -eq 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 # Create log file
-fLog=${label}".log"
+fLog=temp.${label}".log"
 rm -f $fLog
 
-tempDir=${label}.dir
+tempDir=temp.${label}.dir
 rm -rf $tempDir
 mkdir -p $tempDir
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ fi
 
 for file in ${bufr_files}
 do
-  tempSrc=$label.$file.c
-  tempExe=$label.$file.exe
+  tempSrc=temp.$label.$file.c
+  tempExe=temp.$label.$file.exe
   filePath=${data_dir}/bufr/$file
 
   # Generate C code from BUFR file
diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_decode_filter.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_decode_filter.sh
index 6769c7d9d..6d9bff7f4 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_decode_filter.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_decode_filter.sh
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ cd ${data_dir}/bufr
 label="bufr_dump_decode_filter_test"
 
 # Create log file
-fLog=${label}".log"
+fLog=temp.${label}".log"
 rm -f $fLog
 touch $fLog
 
 # Define filter rules file
-fRules=${label}.filter
+fRules=temp.${label}.filter
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------
 # NOTE: not all of our BUFR files pass this test. bufr_filter is limited
diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_decode_fortran.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_decode_fortran.sh
index c2e6649f2..48939365d 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_decode_fortran.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_decode_fortran.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 label="bufr_dump_decode_fortran_test"
 
 # Create log file
-fLog=${label}".log"
+fLog=temp.${label}".log"
 rm -f $fLog
 
 tempBufr=outfile.bufr
-tempDir=${label}.dir
+tempDir=temp.${label}.dir
 rm -rf $tempDir
 mkdir -p $tempDir
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ fi
 
 for file in ${bufr_files}
 do
-  tempSrc=$label.$file.f90
-  tempExe=$label.$file.exe
+  tempSrc=temp.$label.$file.f90
+  tempExe=temp.$label.$file.exe
   filePath=${data_dir}/bufr/$file
 
   # Generate F90 code from BUFR file
diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_decode_python.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_decode_python.sh
index 291c0edb5..4548cffe9 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_decode_python.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_decode_python.sh
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 label="bufr_dump_decode_python_test"
 
 # Create log file
-fLog=${label}".log"
+fLog=temp.${label}".log"
 rm -f $fLog
 
-tempDir=${label}.dir
+tempDir=temp.${label}.dir
 mkdir -p $tempDir
 cd $tempDir
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ bufr_files=`cat ${data_dir}/bufr/bufr_data_files.txt`
 for file in ${bufr_files}
 do
   inputBufr=${data_dir}/bufr/$file
-  tempSrc=$label.$file.py
+  tempSrc=temp.$label.$file.py
 
   # Too large for this test
   if [ "$file" = "ias1_240.bufr" ]; then
diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_encode_C.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_encode_C.sh
index 2e3f05334..791f16b84 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_encode_C.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_encode_C.sh
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ if [ $HAVE_MEMFS -eq 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 # Create log file
-fLog=${label}".log"
+fLog=temp.${label}".log"
 rm -f $fLog
 
 tempBufr=outfile.bufr
-tempDir=${label}.dir
+tempDir=temp.${label}.dir
 rm -rf $tempDir
 mkdir -p $tempDir
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fi
 
 for file in ${bufr_files}
 do
-  tempSrc=$label.$file.c
+  tempSrc=temp.$label.$file.c
   tempExe=$label.$file.exe
 
   # Generate C code from BUFR file
diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_encode_filter.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_encode_filter.sh
index b6a4a31db..aa7611ccf 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_encode_filter.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_encode_filter.sh
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ cd ${data_dir}/bufr
 label="bufr_dump_encode_filter_test"
 
 # Create log file
-fLog=${label}".log"
+fLog=temp.${label}".log"
 rm -f $fLog
 touch $fLog
 
 # Define tmp bufr file
-fBufrTmp=${label}".bufr.tmp"
+fBufrTmp=temp.${label}".bufr"
 
 # Define filter rules file
-fRules=${label}.filter
+fRules=temp.${label}.filter
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------
 # NOTE: not all of our BUFR files pass this test. bufr_filter is limited
diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_encode_fortran.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_encode_fortran.sh
index 859d2111e..2fbcef9ca 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_encode_fortran.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_encode_fortran.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 label="bufr_dump_encode_fortran_test"
 
 # Create log file
-fLog=${label}".log"
+fLog=temp.${label}".log"
 rm -f $fLog
 
 tempBufr=outfile.bufr
-tempDir=${label}.dir
+tempDir=temp.${label}.dir
 rm -rf $tempDir
 mkdir -p $tempDir
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fi
 
 for file in ${bufr_files}
 do
-  tempSrc=$label.$file.f90
+  tempSrc=temp.$label.$file.f90
   tempExe=$label.$file.exe
 
   # Generate F90 code from BUFR file
diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_encode_python.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_encode_python.sh
index f90cbce75..c3ec36384 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_encode_python.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_encode_python.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 label="bufr_dump_encode_python_test"
 
 # Create log file
-fLog=${label}".log"
+fLog=temp.${label}".log"
 rm -f $fLog
 
 tempBufr=outfile.bufr
-tempDir=${label}.dir
+tempDir=temp.${label}.dir
 mkdir -p $tempDir
 cd $tempDir
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ bufr_files=`cat ${data_dir}/bufr/bufr_data_files.txt`
 for file in ${bufr_files}
 do
   inputBufr=${data_dir}/bufr/$file
-  tempSrc=$label.$file.py
+  tempSrc=temp.$label.$file.py
 
   # Too large for this test
   if [ "$file" = "ias1_240.bufr" ]; then