diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index c00ce13faad5653b828a984b99b8e05b4e948300..7dabb8a45481c0fa8b69c1d328353a55c2cbbf39 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ Only 64-bit MSVC build can be compiled.
 ```sh
     git clone https://review.jami.net/ring-project
     cd ring-project/
-    git submodule update --init daemon lrc client-windows
-    git submodule update --recursive --remote daemon lrc client-windows
+    git submodule update --init daemon lrc client-qt
+    git submodule update --recursive --remote daemon lrc client-qt
 ```
 - Using **Elevated Command Prompt**
 ```sh
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Only 64-bit MSVC build can be compiled.
 - In Visual Studio, download WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension.
 - Build client-windows project first, then the JamiInstaller project, msi package should be stored in ring-project\client-windows\JamiInstaller\bin\Release
 
-## Testing For Client-qt
+## Testing for Client-qt on Windows
 
 - We currently use [GoogleTest](https://github.com/google/googletest) and [Qt Quick Test](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtquicktest-index.html#introduction) in our product. To build and run tests, you could use the following command.
 
@@ -221,6 +221,16 @@ Only 64-bit MSVC build can be compiled.
     python make-client.py runtests
 ```
 
+- Note that, for tests, the path of local storage files for jami will be changed based on following environment variables.
+
+```
+    %JAMI_DATA_HOME% = %TEMP% + '\\jami_test\\jami'
+    %JAMI_CONFIG_HOME% = %TEMP% + '\\jami_test\\.config'
+    %JAMI_CACHE_HOME% = %TEMP% + '\\jami_test\\.cache'
+```
+
+- These environment variables will be temporarily set when using make-client.py to run tests.
+
 ## Debugging
 
 Compile the client with `BUILD=Debug` and compile LibRingClient with
diff --git a/make-client.py b/make-client.py
index 7a7a1cec8c6b3e1165dcb7affdd3498eee76b7e3..30800e75ad90259d2b93684b39964c3cafbb17f4 100644
--- a/make-client.py
+++ b/make-client.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ vs_where_path = os.path.join(
 host_is_64bit = (False, True)[platform.machine().endswith('64')]
 this_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 build_dir = this_dir + '\\build'
+temp_path = os.environ['TEMP']
 
 # project path
 jami_qt_project = build_dir + '\\jami-qt.vcxproj'
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ qml_test_project = build_dir + '\\tests\\qml_tests.vcxproj'
 qml_test_exe = this_dir + '\\x64\\test\\qml_tests.exe -input ' + this_dir + '\\tests\\qml'
 unit_test_exe = this_dir + '\\x64\\test\\unittests.exe'
 
+# test env path
+test_data_dir = temp_path + '\\jami_test\\jami'
+test_config_dir = temp_path + '\\jami_test\\.config'
+test_cache_dir = temp_path + '\\jami_test\\.cache'
+
 class QtVerison(Enum):
     Major = 0
     Minor = 1
@@ -308,6 +314,12 @@ def run_tests(mute_dring, output_to_files):
     # make sure that the tests are rendered offscreen
     os.environ["QT_QPA_PLATFORM"] = 'offscreen'
     os.environ["QT_QUICK_BACKEND"] = 'software'
+
+    # set test env variables
+    os.environ["JAMI_DATA_HOME"] = test_data_dir
+    os.environ["JAMI_CONFIG_HOME"] = test_config_dir
+    os.environ["JAMI_CACHE_HOME"] = test_cache_dir
+
     for test_exe_command in test_exe_command_list:
         if (execute_cmd(test_exe_command, True)):
             test_result_code = 1
diff --git a/tests/qml/main.cpp b/tests/qml/main.cpp
index 89d11c3ad6b9caddafaf73b04690deddfea00993..93f26b6d6c6c8a8c117f1e3a318dd7aff01418af 100644
--- a/tests/qml/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/qml/main.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
         argc = std::distance(argv, end);
     }
 
+    QStandardPaths::setTestModeEnabled(true);
+
     QTEST_SET_MAIN_SOURCE_PATH
     Setup setup(muteDring);
     return quick_test_main_with_setup(argc, argv, "qml_test", nullptr, &setup);
diff --git a/tests/unittests/main_unittest.cpp b/tests/unittests/main_unittest.cpp
index 45a025d9d8ea3fc34478cfe3b4ba22f7b95cbbc0..8a28e5b458c605f25fd3ee3c71b8be51fd3908b5 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/main_unittest.cpp
+++ b/tests/unittests/main_unittest.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "globaltestenvironment.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
+
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
 bool muteDring;
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
         argc = std::distance(argv, end);
     }
 
+    QStandardPaths::setTestModeEnabled(true);
+
     QApplication a(argc, argv);
     a.processEvents();
     ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);