diff --git a/.github/workflows/load_test.yml b/.github/workflows/load_test.yml
index 4a45b8029..7c93ce19b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/load_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/load_test.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the otel-daemon
         run: make build-otel-daemon
 
-      # TODO: write logs to a file in src/test_results for archival
+      # TODO: write logs to a file in src/testlog for archival
       - name: Run the otel-daemon
         run: make otel-daemon
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: src/go.mod
 
-      - run: mkdir test_results
+      - run: mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}/testlog
 
       # Install gotestfmt
       - name: Set up gotestfmt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
           AZURE_TENANT_ID: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
           CORSO_LOAD_TESTS: true 
-          CORSO_LOG_FILE: ${{ github.workspace }}/test_results/run-load.log
+          CORSO_LOG_FILE: ${{ github.workspace }}/testlog/run-load.log
           CORSO_M365_LOAD_TEST_USER_ID: ${{ secrets.CORSO_M365_LOAD_TEST_USER_ID }}
           CORSO_M365_LOAD_TEST_ORG_USERS: ${{ secrets.CORSO_M365_LOAD_TEST_ORG_USERS }}
           CORSO_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.CORSO_PASSPHRASE }}
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ jobs:
           -memprofile=mem.prof     \
           -mutexprofile=mutex.prof \
           -trace=trace.out         \
-          -outputdir=test_results  \
+          -outputdir=testlog  \
           ./pkg/repository/repository_load_test.go \
-          2>&1 | tee ./test_results/gotest-load.log | gotestfmt -hide successful-tests
+          2>&1 | tee ${{ github.workspace }}/testlog/gotest-load.log | gotestfmt -hide successful-tests
 
       # generate new entries to roll into the next load test
       # only runs if the test was successful
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: load-test-profiling
-          path: src/test_results/*
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/testlog/*
           if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 14
   
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanity-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/sanity-test.yaml
index 7a8e110f1..9e210778d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sanity-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sanity-test.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ jobs:
       CORSO_LOG_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/src/testlog
       CORSO_LOG_FILE: ${{ github.workspace }}/src/testlog/run-sanity.log
       RESTORE_DEST_PFX: Corso_Test_Sanity_
-      TEST_RESULT: test_results
       TEST_USER: ${{ github.event.inputs.user != '' && github.event.inputs.user || secrets.CORSO_M365_TEST_USER_ID }}
 
     defaults:
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: go build -o corso
       - run: go build -o sanity-test ./cmd/sanity_test
 
-      - run: mkdir ${TEST_RESULT}
       - run: mkdir ${CORSO_LOG_DIR}
 
 ##########################################################################################################################################
@@ -123,9 +121,9 @@ jobs:
             --hide-progress \
             --prefix $prefix \
             --bucket ${{ secrets.CI_TESTS_S3_BUCKET }} \
-            2>&1 | tee ./testlogs/gotest-repo-init.log
+            2>&1 | tee ${{ env.CORSO_LOG_DIR }}/gotest-repo-init.log
 
-          if ! grep -q 'Initialized a S3 repository within bucket' ./$TEST_RESULT/gotest-repo-init.log
+          if ! grep -q 'Initialized a S3 repository within bucket' ${{ env.CORSO_LOG_DIR }}/gotest-repo-init.log
           then
             echo "Repo could not be initialized"
             exit 1
@@ -142,9 +140,9 @@ jobs:
             --hide-progress \
             --prefix ${{ steps.repo-init.outputs.result }} \
             --bucket ${{ secrets.CI_TESTS_S3_BUCKET }} \
-            2>&1 | tee ./testlogs/gotest-repo-connect.log
+            2>&1 | tee ${{ env.CORSO_LOG_DIR }}/gotest-repo-connect.log
 
-          if ! grep -q 'Connected to S3 bucket' ./testlogs/gotest-repo-connect.log
+          if ! grep -q 'Connected to S3 bucket' ${{ env.CORSO_LOG_DIR }}/gotest-repo-connect.log
           then
             echo "Repo could not be connected"
             exit 1
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 911d91a10..3f0ba69bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@
 /docker/bin
 /website/dist
 
-*/test_results/**
\ No newline at end of file
+*/test_results/**
+*/testlog/**
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 74119b3d9..519f86f68 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ build-otel-daemon:
 	docker build -t xray-daemon .
 
 otel-daemon:
-	results_dir=$$PWD/test_results; \
+	results_dir=$$PWD/testlog; \
 	cd ./testfiles/otel_daemon; \
 	docker run \
 		-d \
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ otel-daemon:
 		--log-level debug 
 
 local-daemon:
-	results_dir=$$PWD/test_results; \
+	results_dir=$$PWD/testlog; \
 	cd ./testfiles/otel_daemon; \
 	docker run \
 		--attach STDOUT \
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ load-test:
 	-memprofile=mem.prof \
 	-mutexprofile=mutex.prof \
 	-trace=trace.out \
-	-outputdir=test_results \
+	-outputdir=testlog \
 	./pkg/repository/loadtest/repository_load_test.go
 
 getM365: