diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/activated-extension/databases/db-panel.test.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/activated-extension/databases/db-panel.test.ts
index 6d3429095..f99962e07 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/activated-extension/databases/db-panel.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/activated-extension/databases/db-panel.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ describe("Db panel UI commands", () => {
   // d) we depend on highlighted list items when adding a repo to a list. If there's not enough time in between, a test might think a list is highlighted that doesn't exist anymore
 
   let storagePath: string;
+  let dbConfigFilePath: string;
+
   const commandManager = createVSCodeCommandManager<AllCommands>();
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -35,6 +37,11 @@ describe("Db panel UI commands", () => {
 
     storagePath =
       extension.ctx.storageUri?.fsPath || extension.ctx.globalStorageUri.fsPath;
+
+    dbConfigFilePath = path.join(
+      storagePath,
+      DbConfigStore.databaseConfigFileName,
+    );
   });
 
   it("should add new remote db list", async () => {
@@ -45,10 +52,6 @@ describe("Db panel UI commands", () => {
     );
 
     // Check db config
-    const dbConfigFilePath = path.join(
-      storagePath,
-      DbConfigStore.databaseConfigFileName,
-    );
     const dbConfig: DbConfig = await readJson(dbConfigFilePath);
     expect(dbConfig.databases.variantAnalysis.repositoryLists).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(dbConfig.databases.variantAnalysis.repositoryLists[0].name).toBe(
@@ -67,10 +70,6 @@ describe("Db panel UI commands", () => {
     );
 
     // Check db config
-    const dbConfigFilePath = path.join(
-      storagePath,
-      DbConfigStore.databaseConfigFileName,
-    );
     const dbConfig: DbConfig = await readJson(dbConfigFilePath);
     expect(dbConfig.databases.local.lists).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(dbConfig.databases.local.lists[0].name).toBe("my-list-1");
@@ -88,10 +87,6 @@ describe("Db panel UI commands", () => {
     );
 
     // Check db config
-    const dbConfigFilePath = path.join(
-      storagePath,
-      DbConfigStore.databaseConfigFileName,
-    );
     const dbConfig: DbConfig = await readJson(dbConfigFilePath);
     expect(dbConfig.databases.variantAnalysis.repositories).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(dbConfig.databases.variantAnalysis.repositories[0]).toBe(
@@ -111,10 +106,6 @@ describe("Db panel UI commands", () => {
     );
 
     // Check db config
-    const dbConfigFilePath = path.join(
-      storagePath,
-      DbConfigStore.databaseConfigFileName,
-    );
     const dbConfig: DbConfig = await readJson(dbConfigFilePath);
     expect(dbConfig.databases.variantAnalysis.owners).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(dbConfig.databases.variantAnalysis.owners[0]).toBe("owner1");
@@ -134,10 +125,6 @@ describe("Db panel UI commands", () => {
     );
 
     // Check db config
-    const dbConfigFilePath = path.join(
-      storagePath,
-      DbConfigStore.databaseConfigFileName,
-    );
     const dbConfig: DbConfig = await readJson(dbConfigFilePath);
     expect(dbConfig.selected).toBeDefined();
     expect(dbConfig.selected).toEqual({