diff --git a/cli/main.rs b/cli/main.rs
index 3b147ffcc3..aa144d1ded 100644
--- a/cli/main.rs
+++ b/cli/main.rs
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ async fn test_command(
   concurrent_jobs: usize,
 ) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   if let Some(ref coverage_dir) = flags.coverage_dir {
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&coverage_dir)?;
     env::set_var(
       "DENO_UNSTABLE_COVERAGE_DIR",
       PathBuf::from(coverage_dir).canonicalize()?,
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
index aff073d0d2..d3e5784765 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -4425,12 +4425,13 @@ console.log("finish");
     #[test]
     fn branch() {
       let tempdir = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir fail");
+      let tempdir = tempdir.path().join("cov");
       let status = util::deno_cmd()
         .current_dir(util::root_path())
         .arg("test")
         .arg("--quiet")
         .arg("--unstable")
-        .arg(format!("--coverage={}", tempdir.path().to_str().unwrap()))
+        .arg(format!("--coverage={}", tempdir.to_str().unwrap()))
         .arg("cli/tests/coverage/branch_test.ts")
         .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
         .stderr(std::process::Stdio::inherit())
@@ -4444,7 +4445,7 @@ console.log("finish");
         .arg("coverage")
         .arg("--quiet")
         .arg("--unstable")
-        .arg(format!("{}/", tempdir.path().to_str().unwrap()))
+        .arg(format!("{}/", tempdir.to_str().unwrap()))
         .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
         .stderr(std::process::Stdio::inherit())
         .output()
@@ -4473,7 +4474,7 @@ console.log("finish");
         .arg("--quiet")
         .arg("--unstable")
         .arg("--lcov")
-        .arg(format!("{}/", tempdir.path().to_str().unwrap()))
+        .arg(format!("{}/", tempdir.to_str().unwrap()))
         .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
         .stderr(std::process::Stdio::inherit())
         .output()