diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index c6a2e3b39..2cee66f2f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ func TestPersistConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	conf, cleanup := testutil.InitConfig(t)
 	defer cleanup(t)
 
+	conf.SetLoadedConfigPath(conf.LoadedConfigPath() + ".new")
+	conf.SetKubeConfigPath(conf.KubeConfigPath() + ".new")
+
 	err := conf.PersistConfig(true)
 	require.NoError(t, err)