diff --git a/extras/hs-test/container.go b/extras/hs-test/container.go
index 812198d..86f511c 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/container.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/container.go
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 )
 
 const (
-	logDir string = "/tmp/hs-test/"
+	logDir    string = "/tmp/hs-test/"
+	volumeDir string = "/volumes"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
 	vppInstance      *VppInstance
 }
 
-func newContainer(yamlInput ContainerConfig) (*Container, error) {
+func newContainer(suite *HstSuite, yamlInput ContainerConfig) (*Container, error) {
 	containerName := yamlInput["name"].(string)
 	if len(containerName) == 0 {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("container name must not be blank")
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 	container.volumes = make(map[string]Volume)
 	container.envVars = make(map[string]string)
 	container.name = containerName
+	container.suite = suite
 
 	if image, ok := yamlInput["image"]; ok {
 		container.image = image.(string)
@@ -74,19 +76,20 @@
 	}
 
 	if _, ok := yamlInput["volumes"]; ok {
-		r := strings.NewReplacer("$HST_DIR", workDir)
+		workingVolumeDir := logDir + container.suite.T().Name() + volumeDir
+		workDirReplacer := strings.NewReplacer("$HST_DIR", workDir)
+		volDirReplacer := strings.NewReplacer("$HST_VOLUME_DIR", workingVolumeDir)
 		for _, volu := range yamlInput["volumes"].([]interface{}) {
 			volumeMap := volu.(ContainerConfig)
-			hostDir := r.Replace(volumeMap["host-dir"].(string))
+			hostDir := workDirReplacer.Replace(volumeMap["host-dir"].(string))
+			hostDir = volDirReplacer.Replace(hostDir)
 			containerDir := volumeMap["container-dir"].(string)
 			isDefaultWorkDir := false
 
 			if isDefault, ok := volumeMap["is-default-work-dir"]; ok {
 				isDefaultWorkDir = isDefault.(bool)
 			}
-
 			container.addVolume(hostDir, containerDir, isDefaultWorkDir)
-
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@
 func (c *Container) createConfig(targetConfigName string, templateName string, values any) {
 	template := template.Must(template.ParseFiles(templateName))
 
-	f, err := os.CreateTemp("/tmp/hs-test/", "hst-config")
+	f, err := os.CreateTemp(logDir, "hst-config")
 	c.suite.assertNil(err)
 	defer os.Remove(f.Name())
 
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/hst_suite.go b/extras/hs-test/hst_suite.go
index 12a66e4..7f93b15 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/hst_suite.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/hst_suite.go
@@ -221,13 +221,15 @@
 	for _, elem := range yamlTopo.Volumes {
 		volumeMap := elem["volume"].(VolumeConfig)
 		hostDir := volumeMap["host-dir"].(string)
+		workingVolumeDir := logDir + s.T().Name() + volumeDir
+		volDirReplacer := strings.NewReplacer("$HST_VOLUME_DIR", workingVolumeDir)
+		hostDir = volDirReplacer.Replace(hostDir)
 		s.volumes = append(s.volumes, hostDir)
 	}
 
 	s.containers = make(map[string]*Container)
 	for _, elem := range yamlTopo.Containers {
-		newContainer, err := newContainer(elem)
-		newContainer.suite = s
+		newContainer, err := newContainer(s, elem)
 		if err != nil {
 			s.T().Fatalf("container config error: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/ldp_test.go b/extras/hs-test/ldp_test.go
index 90a6182..b6249cd 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/ldp_test.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/ldp_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	s.log("starting VPPs")
 
 	clientAppSocketApi := fmt.Sprintf("app-socket-api %s/var/run/app_ns_sockets/default",
-		clientContainer.getContainerWorkDir())
+		clientContainer.getHostWorkDir())
 	err := clnVclConf.
 		newStanza("vcl").
 		append("rx-fifo-size 4000000").
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	s.assertNil(err)
 
 	serverAppSocketApi := fmt.Sprintf("app-socket-api %s/var/run/app_ns_sockets/default",
-		serverContainer.getContainerWorkDir())
+		serverContainer.getHostWorkDir())
 	err = srvVclConf.
 		newStanza("vcl").
 		append("rx-fifo-size 4000000").
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/2peerVeth.yaml b/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/2peerVeth.yaml
index 36de33b..e1591fb 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/2peerVeth.yaml
+++ b/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/2peerVeth.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 volumes:
   - volume: &server-vol
-      host-dir: /tmp/server-share
-      container-dir: /tmp/server-share
+      host-dir: "$HST_VOLUME_DIR/server-share"
+      container-dir: "/tmp/server-share"
       is-default-work-dir: true
   - volume: &client-vol
-      host-dir: /tmp/client-share
+      host-dir: "$HST_VOLUME_DIR/client-share"
       container-dir: "/tmp/client-share"
       is-default-work-dir: true
 
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/nginxProxyAndServer.yaml b/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/nginxProxyAndServer.yaml
index bac6a2d..cc6b780 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/nginxProxyAndServer.yaml
+++ b/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/nginxProxyAndServer.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 volumes:
   - volume: &shared-vol-proxy
-      host-dir: /tmp/shared-vol-proxy
+      host-dir: "$HST_VOLUME_DIR/shared-vol-proxy"
 
 containers:
   - name: "vpp-proxy"
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/ns.yaml b/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/ns.yaml
index 2b1902b..2298ad2 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/ns.yaml
+++ b/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/ns.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 volumes:
   - volume: &shared-vol
-      host-dir: /tmp/shared-vol
+      host-dir: "$HST_VOLUME_DIR/shared-vol"
 
 # $HST_DIR will be replaced during runtime by path to hs-test directory
 containers:
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/single.yaml b/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/single.yaml
index 6fd4d31..b6970c5 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/single.yaml
+++ b/extras/hs-test/topo-containers/single.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 volumes:
   - volume: &shared-vol
-      host-dir: /tmp/shared-vol
+      host-dir: "$HST_VOLUME_DIR/shared-vol"
 
 containers:
   - name: "vpp"