diff --git a/compiler/tests/30_openram_test.py b/compiler/tests/30_openram_test.py
index e37509d1..02fa4759 100755
--- a/compiler/tests/30_openram_test.py
+++ b/compiler/tests/30_openram_test.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class openram_test(openram_test):
         debug.info(1, "Testing top-level openram.py with 2-bit, 16 word SRAM.")
         out_file = "testsram"
         # make a temp directory for output
-        out_path = "/tmp/testsram_{0}".format(OPTS.tech_name)
+        out_path = "/tmp/testsram_{0}_{1}_{2}/".format(OPTS.tech_name,getpass.getuser(),os.getpid())
 
         # make sure we start without the files existing
         if os.path.exists(out_path):
diff --git a/compiler/tests/regress.py b/compiler/tests/regress.py
index abc1af4b..daf9f3b6 100755
--- a/compiler/tests/regress.py
+++ b/compiler/tests/regress.py
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ modules = map(__import__, moduleNames)
 suite = unittest.TestSuite()
 load = unittest.defaultTestLoader.loadTestsFromModule
 suite.addTests(map(load, modules))
-ret = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(suite).wasSuccessful()
+ret = not unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(suite).wasSuccessful()
 sys.exit(ret)