diff --git a/jkube-kit/build/service/docker/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/build/service/docker/WatchServiceTest.java b/jkube-kit/build/service/docker/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/build/service/docker/WatchServiceTest.java
index 8b23027cb8..781c17fd8f 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/build/service/docker/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/build/service/docker/WatchServiceTest.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/build/service/docker/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/build/service/docker/WatchServiceTest.java
@@ -89,12 +89,13 @@ void setUp(@TempDir Path tempDir) throws IOException {
         .postExec("ls -lt /deployments")
         .build())
       .build();
+    Path path = Files.createDirectory(tempDir.resolve("target"));
     watchContext = WatchContext.builder()
       .buildContext(JKubeConfiguration.builder()
         .project(JavaProject.builder()
           .baseDirectory(tempDir.toFile())
           .build())
-        .outputDirectory(Files.createDirectory(tempDir.resolve("target")).toFile().getName())
+        .outputDirectory(path.toFile().getName())
         .build())
       .build();
   }