diff --git a/tests/test_fileops.py b/tests/test_fileops.py
index 61518646c7..3b296f13de 100644
--- a/tests/test_fileops.py
+++ b/tests/test_fileops.py
@@ -2,36 +2,36 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
-from opendevin.core.config import config
 from opendevin.runtime.server import files
 
 SANDBOX_PATH_PREFIX = '/workspace'
+WORKSPACE_BASE = 'workspace'
 
 
 def test_resolve_path():
     assert (
         files.resolve_path('test.txt', '/workspace')
-        == Path(config.workspace_base) / 'test.txt'
+        == Path(WORKSPACE_BASE) / 'test.txt'
     )
     assert (
         files.resolve_path('subdir/test.txt', '/workspace')
-        == Path(config.workspace_base) / 'subdir' / 'test.txt'
+        == Path(WORKSPACE_BASE) / 'subdir' / 'test.txt'
     )
     assert (
         files.resolve_path(Path(SANDBOX_PATH_PREFIX) / 'test.txt', '/workspace')
-        == Path(config.workspace_base) / 'test.txt'
+        == Path(WORKSPACE_BASE) / 'test.txt'
     )
     assert (
         files.resolve_path(
             Path(SANDBOX_PATH_PREFIX) / 'subdir' / 'test.txt', '/workspace'
         )
-        == Path(config.workspace_base) / 'subdir' / 'test.txt'
+        == Path(WORKSPACE_BASE) / 'subdir' / 'test.txt'
     )
     assert (
         files.resolve_path(
             Path(SANDBOX_PATH_PREFIX) / 'subdir' / '..' / 'test.txt', '/workspace'
         )
-        == Path(config.workspace_base) / 'test.txt'
+        == Path(WORKSPACE_BASE) / 'test.txt'
     )
     with pytest.raises(PermissionError):
         files.resolve_path(Path(SANDBOX_PATH_PREFIX) / '..' / 'test.txt', '/workspace')
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ def test_resolve_path():
         files.resolve_path(Path('/') / 'test.txt', '/workspace')
     assert (
         files.resolve_path('test.txt', '/workspace/test')
-        == Path(config.workspace_base) / 'test' / 'test.txt'
+        == Path(WORKSPACE_BASE) / 'test' / 'test.txt'
     )
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_ipython.py b/tests/unit/test_ipython.py
index 4e52487e47..02ff726530 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_ipython.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_ipython.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call, patch
 
 import pytest
 
-from opendevin.core.config import SandboxConfig, config
+from opendevin.core.config import SandboxConfig
 from opendevin.events.action import IPythonRunCellAction
 from opendevin.events.observation import IPythonRunCellObservation
 from opendevin.runtime.docker.ssh_box import DockerSSHBox
@@ -78,34 +78,25 @@ async def test_run_python_backticks():
 
 
 def test_sandbox_jupyter_plugin_backticks(temp_dir):
-    # get a temporary directory
-    with patch.object(config, 'workspace_base', new=temp_dir), patch.object(
-        config, 'workspace_mount_path', new=temp_dir
-    ), patch.object(config, 'run_as_devin', new='true'), patch.object(
-        config.sandbox, 'box_type', new='ssh'
-    ):
-        box = DockerSSHBox(
-            config=config.sandbox,
-            persist_sandbox=config.persist_sandbox,
-            workspace_mount_path=config.workspace_mount_path,
-            sandbox_workspace_dir=config.workspace_mount_path_in_sandbox,
-            cache_dir=config.cache_dir,
-            run_as_devin=config.run_as_devin,
-            ssh_hostname=config.ssh_hostname,
-            ssh_password=config.ssh_password,
-            ssh_port=config.ssh_port,
-        )
-        box.init_plugins([JupyterRequirement])
-        test_code = "print('Hello, `World`!')"
-        expected_write_command = (
-            "cat > /tmp/opendevin_jupyter_temp.py <<'EOL'\n" f'{test_code}\n' 'EOL'
-        )
-        expected_execute_command = 'cat /tmp/opendevin_jupyter_temp.py | execute_cli'
-        exit_code, output = box.execute(expected_write_command)
-        exit_code, output = box.execute(expected_execute_command)
-        print(output)
-        assert exit_code == 0, 'The exit code should be 0 for ' + box.__class__.__name__
-        assert output.strip() == 'Hello, `World`!', (
-            'The output should be the same as the input for ' + box.__class__.__name__
-        )
-        box.close()
+    box = DockerSSHBox(
+        config=SandboxConfig(),
+        persist_sandbox=False,
+        workspace_mount_path=temp_dir,
+        sandbox_workspace_dir='/workspace',
+        cache_dir='/tmp/cache',
+        run_as_devin=True,
+    )
+    box.init_plugins([JupyterRequirement])
+    test_code = "print('Hello, `World`!')"
+    expected_write_command = (
+        "cat > /tmp/opendevin_jupyter_temp.py <<'EOL'\n" f'{test_code}\n' 'EOL'
+    )
+    expected_execute_command = 'cat /tmp/opendevin_jupyter_temp.py | execute_cli'
+    exit_code, output = box.execute(expected_write_command)
+    exit_code, output = box.execute(expected_execute_command)
+    print(output)
+    assert exit_code == 0, 'The exit code should be 0 for ' + box.__class__.__name__
+    assert output.strip() == 'Hello, `World`!', (
+        'The output should be the same as the input for ' + box.__class__.__name__
+    )
+    box.close()