diff --git a/test/lib/pgBackRestTest/Common/JobTest.pm b/test/lib/pgBackRestTest/Common/JobTest.pm
index 7b5368dbc..921724866 100644
--- a/test/lib/pgBackRestTest/Common/JobTest.pm
+++ b/test/lib/pgBackRestTest/Common/JobTest.pm
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ sub end
                 containerRemove("test-$self->{iVmIdx}");
             }
 
-            executeTest("rm -rf ${strHostTestPath}");
+            executeTest("chmod -R 700 ${strHostTestPath}/* 2>&1;rm -rf ${strHostTestPath}");
         }
 
         $bDone = true;
diff --git a/test/src/common/harnessTest.c b/test/src/common/harnessTest.c
index a50878de5..789e13025 100644
--- a/test/src/common/harnessTest.c
+++ b/test/src/common/harnessTest.c
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ testBegin(const char *name)
 
             // Clear out the test directory so the next test starts clean
             char buffer[2048];
-            snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%srm -rf %s/" "*", testContainer() ? "sudo " : "", testPath());
+            snprintf(
+                buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%schmod -R 700 %s/" "*;%srm -rf %s/" "*", testContainer() ? "sudo " : "", testPath(),
+                testContainer() ? "sudo " : "", testPath());
 
             if (system(buffer) != 0)
             {
@@ -179,7 +181,9 @@ testBegin(const char *name)
             }
 
             // Clear out the data directory so the next test starts clean
-            snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%srm -rf %s/" "*", testContainer() ? "sudo " : "", testDataPath());
+            snprintf(
+                buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%schmod -R 700 %s/" "*;%srm -rf %s/" "*", testContainer() ? "sudo " : "",
+                testDataPath(), testContainer() ? "sudo " : "", testDataPath());
 
             if (system(buffer) != 0)
             {