diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index ba94be4..58c3460 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -21,7 +21,18 @@ def temp_config_dir():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def mock_config(temp_config_dir):
+def temp_db_path():
+    """Create a temporary database file for testing."""
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".db", delete=False) as tmp_file:
+        db_path = Path(tmp_file.name)
+        yield db_path
+    # Clean up the temporary database file after test
+    if db_path.exists():
+        db_path.unlink()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_config(temp_config_dir, temp_db_path):
     """Mock configuration for testing."""
     config_data = {
         "gocardless": {
@@ -72,6 +83,28 @@ def api_client(fastapi_app):
     return TestClient(fastapi_app)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_db_path(temp_db_path):
+    """Mock the database path to use temporary database for testing."""
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    # Create the expected directory structure
+    temp_home = temp_db_path.parent
+    config_dir = temp_home / ".config" / "leggen"
+    config_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Create the expected database path
+    expected_db_path = config_dir / "leggen.db"
+
+    # Mock Path.home to return our temp directory
+    def mock_home():
+        return temp_home
+
+    # Patch Path.home in the main pathlib module
+    with patch.object(Path, "home", staticmethod(mock_home)):
+        yield expected_db_path
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def sample_bank_data():
     """Sample bank/institution data for testing."""
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_api_accounts.py b/tests/unit/test_api_accounts.py
index ddf89eb..55b9024 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_api_accounts.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_api_accounts.py
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ class TestAccountsAPI:
     """Test account-related API endpoints."""
 
     def test_get_all_accounts_success(
-        self, api_client, mock_config, mock_auth_token, sample_account_data
+        self,
+        api_client,
+        mock_config,
+        mock_auth_token,
+        sample_account_data,
+        mock_db_path,
     ):
         """Test successful retrieval of all accounts from database."""
         mock_accounts = [
@@ -61,7 +66,12 @@ class TestAccountsAPI:
         assert account["balances"][0]["amount"] == 100.50
 
     def test_get_account_details_success(
-        self, api_client, mock_config, mock_auth_token, sample_account_data
+        self,
+        api_client,
+        mock_config,
+        mock_auth_token,
+        sample_account_data,
+        mock_db_path,
     ):
         """Test successful retrieval of specific account details from database."""
         mock_account = {
@@ -109,7 +119,7 @@ class TestAccountsAPI:
         assert len(account["balances"]) == 1
 
     def test_get_account_balances_success(
-        self, api_client, mock_config, mock_auth_token
+        self, api_client, mock_config, mock_auth_token, mock_db_path
     ):
         """Test successful retrieval of account balances from database."""
         mock_balances = [
@@ -161,6 +171,7 @@ class TestAccountsAPI:
         mock_auth_token,
         sample_account_data,
         sample_transaction_data,
+        mock_db_path,
     ):
         """Test successful retrieval of account transactions from database."""
         mock_transactions = [
@@ -211,6 +222,7 @@ class TestAccountsAPI:
         mock_auth_token,
         sample_account_data,
         sample_transaction_data,
+        mock_db_path,
     ):
         """Test retrieval of full transaction details from database."""
         mock_transactions = [
@@ -254,7 +266,9 @@ class TestAccountsAPI:
         assert transaction["iban"] == "LT313250081177977789"
         assert "raw_transaction" in transaction
 
-    def test_get_account_not_found(self, api_client, mock_config, mock_auth_token):
+    def test_get_account_not_found(
+        self, api_client, mock_config, mock_auth_token, mock_db_path
+    ):
         """Test handling of non-existent account."""
         with (
             patch("leggend.config.config", mock_config),