diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f0de2b..6359352 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ coverage.xml
 .hypothesis/
 .pytest_cache/
 cover/
+tests/out
 
 # Translations
 *.mo
diff --git a/tests/test_markitdown.py b/tests/test_markitdown.py
index f05d049..1b5347a 100644
--- a/tests/test_markitdown.py
+++ b/tests/test_markitdown.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def test_markitdown_pdf() -> None:
         engine_kwargs={
             "show_progress": False,
             "write_images": True,
-            "image_path": "tests/pics",
+            "image_path": "tests/out",
         },  # `write_images` must be True, setting `image_path` for images saving dir.
     )
     for test_string in PDF_TEST_STRINGS: