diff --git a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.001.sh b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.001.sh
index 8230528c3fe..2922f5d0220 100755
--- a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.001.sh
+++ b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.001.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 define_test "unset, check no-op"
 
+setup
+
 CTDB_RECOVERY_LOCK=""
 
 ok_null
diff --git a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.002.sh b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.002.sh
index b40213f3256..d82aecf5b92 100755
--- a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.002.sh
+++ b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.002.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 define_test "set to helper, check no-op"
 
+setup
+
 CTDB_RECOVERY_LOCK="!/some/recover/lock/helper foo"
 
 ok_null
diff --git a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.003.sh b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.003.sh
index 2d82a21d1ee..3e28ebbae7d 100755
--- a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.003.sh
+++ b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.003.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 define_test "set, exists"
 
-setup_reclock
+setup
 
 ok_null
 simple_test
diff --git a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.004.sh b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.004.sh
index 8ea0fd026fb..965f2466b16 100755
--- a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.004.sh
+++ b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.004.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 define_test "set, doesn't exist, 4 times"
 
-setup_reclock
+setup
 rm -f "$CTDB_RECOVERY_LOCK"
 
 ok_null
diff --git a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.005.sh b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.005.sh
index 8572c25ff15..1590520469d 100755
--- a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.005.sh
+++ b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/01.reclock.monitor.005.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 define_test "set, doesn't exist, 4 times"
 
-setup_reclock
+setup
 rm -f "$CTDB_RECOVERY_LOCK"
 
 ok_null
diff --git a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/scripts/01.reclock.sh b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/scripts/01.reclock.sh
index aef1e075567..b6ab922d4bc 100644
--- a/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/scripts/01.reclock.sh
+++ b/ctdb/tests/eventscripts/scripts/01.reclock.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ cleanup_reclock ()
 	done
 }
 
-setup_reclock ()
+setup ()
 {
-	CTDB_RECOVERY_LOCK=$(mktemp --tmpdir="$EVENTSCRIPTS_TESTS_VAR_DIR")
-	export CTDB_RECOVERY_LOCK
+	export CTDB_RECOVERY_LOCK="${EVENTSCRIPTS_TESTS_VAR_DIR}/rec.lock"
 
 	test_cleanup cleanup_reclock
 }