diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 4d02018fb..6237d324b 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 TEST_ROOT_DIR = f"{HERE}/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_root_dir"
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def static_test_files_dir():
+    return HERE / "jupyter_scheduler" / "tests" / "static"
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def jp_scheduler_root_dir(tmp_path):
     root_dir = tmp_path / "workspace_root"
diff --git a/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_staging_dir/job-4/output_side_effect.txt b/jupyter_scheduler/tests/static/output_side_effect.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_staging_dir/job-4/output_side_effect.txt
rename to jupyter_scheduler/tests/static/output_side_effect.txt
diff --git a/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_staging_dir/job-4/side_effects.ipynb b/jupyter_scheduler/tests/static/side_effects.ipynb
similarity index 100%
rename from jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_staging_dir/job-4/side_effects.ipynb
rename to jupyter_scheduler/tests/static/side_effects.ipynb
diff --git a/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_execution_manager.py b/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_execution_manager.py
index a9b491967..a956a8500 100644
--- a/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_execution_manager.py
+++ b/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_execution_manager.py
@@ -1,28 +1,25 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-
+import shutil
 import pytest
-from sqlalchemy import create_engine
-from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
 from jupyter_scheduler.executors import DefaultExecutionManager
 from jupyter_scheduler.orm import Job
 
-NOTEBOOK_NAME = "side_effects.ipynb"
-SIDE_EFECT_FILE_NAME = "output_side_effect.txt"
-
-NOTEBOOK_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "test_staging_dir" / "job-4"
-NOTEBOOK_PATH = NOTEBOOK_DIR / NOTEBOOK_NAME
-SIDE_EFFECT_FILE = NOTEBOOK_DIR / SIDE_EFECT_FILE_NAME
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def staging_dir_with_side_effects(jp_scheduler_staging_dir):
-    return ("side_effects.ipynb", "output_side_effect.txt")
+def staging_dir_with_side_effects(jp_scheduler_staging_dir, static_test_files_dir):
+    job_staging_dir = jp_scheduler_staging_dir / "job-4"
+    job_staging_dir.mkdir()
+    notebook_file_path = static_test_files_dir / "side_effects.ipynb"
+    side_effect_file_path = static_test_files_dir / "output_side_effect.txt"
+    shutil.copy2(notebook_file_path, job_staging_dir)
+    shutil.copy2(side_effect_file_path, job_staging_dir)
+
+    return (notebook_file_path, side_effect_file_path)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def side_effects_job_record(jp_scheduler_db, staging_dir_with_side_effects):
-    notebook_name = staging_dir_with_side_effects[0]
+def side_effects_job_record(staging_dir_with_side_effects, jp_scheduler_db):
+    notebook_name = staging_dir_with_side_effects[0].name
     job = Job(
         runtime_environment_name="abc",
         input_filename=notebook_name,
@@ -33,16 +30,24 @@ def side_effects_job_record(jp_scheduler_db, staging_dir_with_side_effects):
 
 
 def test_add_side_effects_files(
-    jp_scheduler_db, side_effects_job_record, jp_scheduler_db_url, jp_scheduler_root_dir
+    side_effects_job_record,
+    staging_dir_with_side_effects,
+    jp_scheduler_root_dir,
+    jp_scheduler_db_url,
+    jp_scheduler_db,
 ):
     job_id = side_effects_job_record
+    staged_notebook_file_path = staging_dir_with_side_effects[0]
+    staged_notebook_dir = staged_notebook_file_path.parent
+    side_effect_file_name = staging_dir_with_side_effects[1].name
+
     manager = DefaultExecutionManager(
         job_id=job_id,
         root_dir=jp_scheduler_root_dir,
         db_url=jp_scheduler_db_url,
-        staging_paths={"input": str(NOTEBOOK_PATH)},
+        staging_paths={"input": staged_notebook_file_path},
     )
-    manager.add_side_effects_files(str(NOTEBOOK_DIR))
+    manager.add_side_effects_files(staged_notebook_dir)
 
     job = jp_scheduler_db.query(Job).filter(Job.job_id == job_id).one()
-    assert SIDE_EFECT_FILE_NAME in job.packaged_files
+    assert side_effect_file_name in job.packaged_files