diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 8a7000f2..8547a296 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def augmentation_config() -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
     ]
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def tempdir():
     path = Path("tests/data/tempdir")
     path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_data/test_dataset.py b/tests/test_data/test_dataset.py
index bf90e36a..78b1b7ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_data/test_dataset.py
+++ b/tests/test_data/test_dataset.py
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ def generator():
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.dependency(name="test_clone_dataset")
 def test_clone_dataset(
     bucket_storage: BucketStorage, dataset_name: str, tempdir: Path
 ):
@@ -526,6 +527,7 @@ def generator1():
     assert df_cloned.equals(df_original)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.dependency(depends=["test_clone_dataset"])
 def test_merge_datasets(
     bucket_storage: BucketStorage, dataset_name: str, tempdir: Path
 ):