diff --git a/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/kstream/internals/SuppressScenarioTest.java b/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/kstream/internals/SuppressScenarioTest.java
index 65c51fc5f28..f23bf0b83d0 100644
--- a/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/kstream/internals/SuppressScenarioTest.java
+++ b/streams/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/streams/kstream/internals/SuppressScenarioTest.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.SessionStore;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.state.WindowStore;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.test.ConsumerRecordFactory;
 import org.apache.kafka.streams.test.OutputVerifier;
+import org.apache.kafka.test.TestUtils;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ public class SuppressScenarioTest {
     private static final StringSerializer STRING_SERIALIZER = new StringSerializer();
     private static final Serde<String> STRING_SERDE = Serdes.String();
     private static final LongDeserializer LONG_DESERIALIZER = new LongDeserializer();
+    private final Properties config = Utils.mkProperties(Utils.mkMap(
+            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG, getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault())),
+            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.STATE_DIR_CONFIG, TestUtils.tempDirectory().getPath()),
+            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, "bogus")
+    ));
 
     @Test
     public void shouldImmediatelyEmitEventsWithZeroEmitAfter() {
@@ -97,10 +103,6 @@ public class SuppressScenarioTest {
 
         final Topology topology = builder.build();
 
-        final Properties config = Utils.mkProperties(Utils.mkMap(
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG, getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault())),
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, "bogus")
-        ));
 
         final ConsumerRecordFactory<String, String> recordFactory = new ConsumerRecordFactory<>(STRING_SERIALIZER, STRING_SERIALIZER);
 
@@ -178,10 +180,6 @@ public class SuppressScenarioTest {
             .toStream()
             .to("output-raw", Produced.with(STRING_SERDE, Serdes.Long()));
         final Topology topology = builder.build();
-        final Properties config = Utils.mkProperties(Utils.mkMap(
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG, getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault())),
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, "bogus")
-        ));
         final ConsumerRecordFactory<String, String> recordFactory = new ConsumerRecordFactory<>(STRING_SERIALIZER, STRING_SERIALIZER);
         try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(topology, config)) {
             driver.pipeInput(recordFactory.create("input", "k1", "v1", 0L));
@@ -251,10 +249,6 @@ public class SuppressScenarioTest {
             .to("output-raw", Produced.with(STRING_SERDE, Serdes.Long()));
         final Topology topology = builder.build();
         System.out.println(topology.describe());
-        final Properties config = Utils.mkProperties(Utils.mkMap(
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG, getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault())),
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, "bogus")
-        ));
         final ConsumerRecordFactory<String, String> recordFactory = new ConsumerRecordFactory<>(STRING_SERIALIZER, STRING_SERIALIZER);
         try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(topology, config)) {
             driver.pipeInput(recordFactory.create("input", "k1", "v1", 0L));
@@ -318,10 +312,6 @@ public class SuppressScenarioTest {
             .to("output-raw", Produced.with(STRING_SERDE, Serdes.Long()));
         final Topology topology = builder.build();
         System.out.println(topology.describe());
-        final Properties config = Utils.mkProperties(Utils.mkMap(
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG, getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault())),
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, "bogus")
-        ));
         final ConsumerRecordFactory<String, String> recordFactory = new ConsumerRecordFactory<>(STRING_SERIALIZER, STRING_SERIALIZER);
         try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(topology, config)) {
             driver.pipeInput(recordFactory.create("input", "k1", "v1", 0L));
@@ -381,10 +371,6 @@ public class SuppressScenarioTest {
             .to("output-raw", Produced.with(STRING_SERDE, Serdes.Long()));
         final Topology topology = builder.build();
         System.out.println(topology.describe());
-        final Properties config = Utils.mkProperties(Utils.mkMap(
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG, getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault())),
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, "bogus")
-        ));
         final ConsumerRecordFactory<String, String> recordFactory = new ConsumerRecordFactory<>(STRING_SERIALIZER, STRING_SERIALIZER);
         try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(topology, config)) {
             driver.pipeInput(recordFactory.create("input", "k1", "v1", 0L));
@@ -435,10 +421,6 @@ public class SuppressScenarioTest {
             .to("output-raw", Produced.with(STRING_SERDE, Serdes.Long()));
         final Topology topology = builder.build();
         System.out.println(topology.describe());
-        final Properties config = Utils.mkProperties(Utils.mkMap(
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG, getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault())),
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, "bogus")
-        ));
         final ConsumerRecordFactory<String, String> recordFactory = new ConsumerRecordFactory<>(STRING_SERIALIZER, STRING_SERIALIZER);
         try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(topology, config)) {
             driver.pipeInput(recordFactory.create("input", "k1", "v1", 0L));
@@ -494,10 +476,6 @@ public class SuppressScenarioTest {
             .to("output-raw", Produced.with(STRING_SERDE, Serdes.Long()));
         final Topology topology = builder.build();
         System.out.println(topology.describe());
-        final Properties config = Utils.mkProperties(Utils.mkMap(
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.APPLICATION_ID_CONFIG, getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault())),
-            Utils.mkEntry(StreamsConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, "bogus")
-        ));
         final ConsumerRecordFactory<String, String> recordFactory = new ConsumerRecordFactory<>(STRING_SERIALIZER, STRING_SERIALIZER);
         try (final TopologyTestDriver driver = new TopologyTestDriver(topology, config)) {
             // first window