diff --git a/cms/envs/test.py b/cms/envs/test.py
index f1351851cd..ba6d9e7df1 100644
--- a/cms/envs/test.py
+++ b/cms/envs/test.py
@@ -47,13 +47,16 @@ THIS_UUID = uuid4().hex[:5]
 # Nose Test Runner
 TEST_RUNNER = 'django_nose.NoseTestSuiteRunner'
 
-_system = 'cms'
-_report_dir = REPO_ROOT / 'reports' / _system
-_report_dir.makedirs_p()
+_SYSTEM = 'cms'
+
+_REPORT_DIR = REPO_ROOT / 'reports' / _SYSTEM
+_REPORT_DIR.makedirs_p()
+_NOSEID_DIR = REPO_ROOT / '.testids' / _SYSTEM
+_NOSEID_DIR.makedirs_p()
 
 NOSE_ARGS = [
-    '--id-file', REPO_ROOT / '.testids' / _system / 'noseids',
-    '--xunit-file', _report_dir / 'nosetests.xml',
+    '--id-file', _NOSEID_DIR / 'noseids',
+    '--xunit-file', _REPORT_DIR / 'nosetests.xml',
 ]
 
 TEST_ROOT = path('test_root')
diff --git a/lms/envs/test.py b/lms/envs/test.py
index d84a0d2fd3..58683cb969 100644
--- a/lms/envs/test.py
+++ b/lms/envs/test.py
@@ -87,9 +87,11 @@ _SYSTEM = 'lms'
 
 _REPORT_DIR = REPO_ROOT / 'reports' / _SYSTEM
 _REPORT_DIR.makedirs_p()
+_NOSEID_DIR = REPO_ROOT / '.testids' / _SYSTEM
+_NOSEID_DIR.makedirs_p()
 
 NOSE_ARGS = [
-    '--id-file', REPO_ROOT / '.testids' / _SYSTEM / 'noseids',
+    '--id-file', _NOSEID_DIR / 'noseids',
     '--xunit-file', _REPORT_DIR / 'nosetests.xml',
 ]