diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats
index 3a5196795b..ab6422b678 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ setup() {
     # The image pulled in the guest will be downloaded and unpacked in the `/run/kata-containers/image` directory.
     # The tests will use `cryptsetup` to encrypt a block device and mount it at `/run/kata-containers/image`.
 
-    storage_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${storage_config_template}").XXX")
+    storage_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${storage_config_template}").XXXXXX.yaml")
     local_device=$(create_loop_device)
     LOCAL_DEVICE="$local_device" NODE_NAME="$node" envsubst < "$storage_config_template" > "$storage_config"
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ setup() {
     # Create persistent volume and persistent volume claim
     retry_kubectl_apply $storage_config
 
-    pod_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${pod_config_template}").XXX")
+    pod_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${pod_config_template}").XXXXXX.yaml")
     IMAGE="$image_pulled_time_less_than_default_time" NODE_NAME="$node" envsubst < "$pod_config_template" > "$pod_config"
 
     # Set CreateContainerRequest timeout in the annotation to allow for enough time for guest-pull where
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 @test "Test we cannot pull a large image that pull time exceeds createcontainer timeout inside the guest" {
-    storage_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${storage_config_template}").XXX")
+    storage_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${storage_config_template}").XXXXXX.yaml")
     local_device=$(create_loop_device)
     LOCAL_DEVICE="$local_device" NODE_NAME="$node" envsubst < "$storage_config_template" > "$storage_config"
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ setup() {
     # Create persistent volume and persistent volume claim
     retry_kubectl_apply $storage_config
 
-    pod_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${pod_config_template}").XXX")
+    pod_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${pod_config_template}").XXXXXX.yaml")
     IMAGE="$large_image" NODE_NAME="$node" envsubst < "$pod_config_template" > "$pod_config"
 
     # Set a short CreateContainerRequest timeout in the annotation to fail to pull image in guest
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ setup() {
     if [[ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" == qemu-coco-dev* ]] && [ "${KBS_INGRESS}" = "aks" ]; then
         skip "skip this specific one due to issue https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/10299"
     fi
-    storage_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${storage_config_template}").XXX")
+    storage_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${storage_config_template}").XXXXXX.yaml")
     local_device=$(create_loop_device)
     LOCAL_DEVICE="$local_device" NODE_NAME="$node" envsubst < "$storage_config_template" > "$storage_config"
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ setup() {
     # Create persistent volume and persistent volume claim
     retry_kubectl_apply $storage_config
 
-    pod_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${pod_config_template}").XXX")
+    pod_config=$(mktemp "${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/$(basename "${pod_config_template}").XXXXXX.yaml")
     IMAGE="$large_image" NODE_NAME="$node" envsubst < "$pod_config_template" > "$pod_config"
 
     # Set CreateContainerRequest timeout in the annotation to pull large image in guest