diff --git a/test/suites/minimal/config.yml b/test/suites/minimal/config.yml
index 4eea2790..69c74375 100644
--- a/test/suites/minimal/config.yml
+++ b/test/suites/minimal/config.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ session:
 # Configuration of the storage backend used to store data and secrets. i.e. totp data
 storage:
   local:
-    path: /var/lib/authelia
+    path: /var/lib/authelia/db
 
 # TOTP Issuer Name
 #
diff --git a/test/suites/minimal/index.ts b/test/suites/minimal/index.ts
index 82bf5d0e..174a0732 100644
--- a/test/suites/minimal/index.ts
+++ b/test/suites/minimal/index.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ const execAsync = Bluebird.promisify(ChildProcess.exec);
 
 AutheliaSuite('Minimal configuration', __dirname + '/config.yml', function() {
   this.timeout(10000);
-  beforeEach(function() {
-    return execAsync("cp users_database.example.yml users_database.yml");
+  beforeEach(async function() {
+    await execAsync('mkdir -p /var/lib/authelia/db')
+    await execAsync('cp users_database.example.yml users_database.yml');
   });
 
   describe('Simple authentication', SimpleAuthentication);