diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0882dcfa2..60a0125ad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ tmp/
 
 # Build artifacts
 target/
+target2/
 out/
 build/
 jarsIn/
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/datasketches/common/TestUtil.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/datasketches/common/TestUtil.java
index d2d4dffe5..ed88760c5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/datasketches/common/TestUtil.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/datasketches/common/TestUtil.java
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ public final class TestUtil  {
   /**
    * The full target Path for Java serialized sketches to be tested by other languages.
    */
-  public static final Path javaPath = createPath("target/java_generated_files");
+  public static final Path javaPath = createPath("target2/java_generated_files");
 
   /**
    * The full target Path for C++ serialized sketches to be tested by Java.
    */
-  public static final Path cppPath = createPath("target/cpp_generated_files");
+  public static final Path cppPath = createPath("target2/cpp_generated_files");
 
   private static Path createPath(final String projectLocalDir) {
     try {