diff --git a/src/extensions/bigbang/test/bigbang_test.go b/src/extensions/bigbang/test/bigbang_test.go
index ef52824ec5..d36e94f590 100644
--- a/src/extensions/bigbang/test/bigbang_test.go
+++ b/src/extensions/bigbang/test/bigbang_test.go
@@ -49,15 +49,18 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 }
 
 func TestReleases(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpdir := ""
+	CIMount := "/mnt/zarf-tmp"
+	tmpdir := fmt.Sprintf("--tmpdir=%s", t.TempDir())
+	zarfCache := ""
 	// If we are in CI set the temporary directory to /mnt/zarf-tmp to reduce disk pressure
 	if os.Getenv("CI") == "true" {
-		tmpdir = "--tmpdir=/mnt/zarf-tmp"
+		tmpdir = fmt.Sprintf("--tmpdir=%s", CIMount)
+		zarfCache = fmt.Sprintf("--zarf-cache=%s", CIMount)
 	}
 
 	// Initialize the cluster with the Git server and AMD64 architecture
 	arch := "amd64"
-	stdOut, stdErr, err := zarfExec("init", "--components", "git-server", "--architecture", arch, tmpdir, "--confirm")
+	stdOut, stdErr, err := zarfExec("init", "--components", "git-server", "--architecture", arch, tmpdir, "--confirm", zarfCache)
 	require.NoError(t, err, stdOut, stdErr)
 
 	// Remove the init package to free up disk space on the test runner