diff --git a/Base/home/anon/tests/run-tests-and-shutdown.sh b/Base/home/anon/tests/run-tests-and-shutdown.sh
index 9bbcf00b1a..018f307bc5 100755
--- a/Base/home/anon/tests/run-tests-and-shutdown.sh
+++ b/Base/home/anon/tests/run-tests-and-shutdown.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ echo "==== Running Tests on SerenityOS ===="
 
 run(index) {
     shift
+    test_dir=$(dirname $1)
+    if test -z $test_dir {
+        test_dir="."
+    }
     test_cmd=($*)
     echo "==== Running test $index out of $count_of_all_tests -- $test_cmd ===="
     echo "::group::$test_cmd"
+    cd $test_dir
     if $test_cmd {
         echo "::endgroup::"
         echo "==== $test_cmd passed! ===="
@@ -17,6 +22,7 @@ run(index) {
         echo "==== Added $test_cmd to list of failed tests. Failed tests so far: $failed_tests ===="
         echo "::error file=$test_cmd:: $test_cmd returned non-zero exit code, check logs!"
     }
+    cd -
 }
 
 # Files in /usr/Tests/* that we don't want to execute match these patterns:
@@ -25,10 +31,10 @@ run(index) {
 #     UserEmulator: Tests designed to run inside the Userspace Emulator
 #     stack-smash: Intentionally crashes by smashing the stack
 #     TestJSON: AK/TestJSON makes assumptions about $PWD to load its input files
-#     .frm: Test inputs that are not tests
+#     .frm,.txt: Test inputs that are not tests
 #     test-web: Requires the window server in order to work
 #     test-js: We start this one manually with the show progress flag set to false
-exclude_patterns='Kernel/Legacy|.inc|UserEmulator|stack-smash|TestJSON|.frm|test-web|test-js'
+exclude_patterns='Kernel/Legacy|.inc|UserEmulator|stack-smash|TestJSON|.txt|.frm|test-web|test-js'
 
 system_tests=((test-js --show-progress=false) (test-crypto -c -t test))
 all_tests=${concat_lists $system_tests $(find /usr/Tests -type f | grep -E -v $exclude_patterns | shuf) }
diff --git a/Userland/Shell/Tests/heredocs.sh b/Userland/Shell/Tests/heredocs.sh
index c1c4c6b376..128c495562 100644
--- a/Userland/Shell/Tests/heredocs.sh
+++ b/Userland/Shell/Tests/heredocs.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 source $(dirname "$0")/test-commons.inc
+# go to a writable directory
+cd /tmp
 
 # Simple usage, single doc
 echo <<-test > sh.doc.test
@@ -71,4 +73,6 @@ test
 test2
 
 rm -f sh.doc.test
+# return to original directory
+cd -
 pass
diff --git a/Userland/Shell/Tests/loop.sh b/Userland/Shell/Tests/loop.sh
index e040280ceb..f5a5602dbe 100644
--- a/Userland/Shell/Tests/loop.sh
+++ b/Userland/Shell/Tests/loop.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 source $(dirname "$0")/test-commons.inc
-
+# go to a writable directory
+cd /tmp
 singlecommand_ok=yes
 multicommand_ok=yes
 inlineexec_ok=yes
@@ -95,5 +96,6 @@ if not test \
 
     fail "Something failed :("
 }
-
+# return to original directory
+cd -
 echo PASS