diff --git a/tests/FILEFORMAT.md b/tests/FILEFORMAT.md
index 72ae5c18db..cf0ab99f4f 100644
--- a/tests/FILEFORMAT.md
+++ b/tests/FILEFORMAT.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Available substitute variables include:
 - `%HTTPTLS6PORT` - IPv6 port number of the HTTP TLS server
 - `%HTTPTLSPORT` - Port number of the HTTP TLS server
 - `%HTTPUNIXPATH` - Path to the Unix socket of the HTTP server
-- `%SOCKSUNIXPATH` - Absolute Path to the Unix socket of the SOCKS server
+- `%SOCKSUNIXPATH` - Path to the Unix socket of the SOCKS server
 - `%IMAP6PORT` - IPv6 port number of the IMAP server
 - `%IMAPPORT` - Port number of the IMAP server
 - `%LOGDIR` - Log directory relative to %PWD
diff --git a/tests/data/test1467 b/tests/data/test1467
index 1be4c2c769..4770504c7f 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1467
+++ b/tests/data/test1467
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 HTTP
 HTTP GET
 SOCKS5
+unix sockets
 </keywords>
 </info>
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ socks5unix
 HTTP GET via SOCKS5 proxy via unix sockets
  </name>
  <command>
---socks5 localhost%SOCKSUNIXPATH http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER
+--socks5 localhost%PWD/%SOCKSUNIXPATH http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER
 </command>
 </client>
 
diff --git a/tests/data/test1468 b/tests/data/test1468
index 1ff6ada4db..207990e944 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1468
+++ b/tests/data/test1468
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ HTTP
 HTTP GET
 SOCKS5
 SOCKS5h
+unix sockets
 </keywords>
 </info>
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ socks5unix
 HTTP GET with host name using SOCKS5h via unix sockets
  </name>
  <command>
-http://this.is.a.host.name:%HTTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER --proxy socks5h://localhost%SOCKSUNIXPATH
+http://this.is.a.host.name:%HTTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER --proxy socks5h://localhost%PWD/%SOCKSUNIXPATH
 </command>
 </client>
 
diff --git a/tests/data/test1470 b/tests/data/test1470
index 7807a3dce8..bec54cfc04 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1470
+++ b/tests/data/test1470
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ HTTP
 HTTP GET
 SOCKS5
 SOCKS5h
+unix sockets
 </keywords>
 </info>
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ socks5unix
 HTTPS GET with host name using SOCKS5h via unix sockets
  </name>
  <command>
-https://this.is.a.host.name:%HTTPSPORT/%TESTNUMBER -k --proxy socks5h://localhost%SOCKSUNIXPATH
+https://this.is.a.host.name:%HTTPSPORT/%TESTNUMBER -k --proxy socks5h://localhost%PWD/%SOCKSUNIXPATH
 </command>
 </client>
 
diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index b4af9e25ee..8f926fa215 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -5980,8 +5980,8 @@ if ($gdbthis) {
     }
 }
 
-$HTTPUNIXPATH    = "http$$.sock"; # HTTP server Unix domain socket path
-$SOCKSUNIXPATH    = $pwd."/socks$$.sock"; # HTTP server Unix domain socket path, absolute path
+$HTTPUNIXPATH  = "$PIDDIR/http.sock";  # HTTP server Unix domain socket path
+$SOCKSUNIXPATH = "$PIDDIR/socks.sock"; # SOCKS server Unix domain socket path
 
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 # clear and create logging directory: