diff --git a/packages/valory/connections/test_libp2p/tests/base.py b/packages/valory/connections/test_libp2p/tests/base.py
index af71953bc6..5a22050877 100644
--- a/packages/valory/connections/test_libp2p/tests/base.py
+++ b/packages/valory/connections/test_libp2p/tests/base.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def _make_libp2p_connection(
 class BaseP2PLibp2pTest:
     """Base class for ACN p2p libp2p tests"""
 
-    cwd: str
+    cwd: Path
     tmp: str
     tmp_dir: str
     tmp_client_dir: str
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class BaseP2PLibp2pTest:
     def setup_class(cls):
         """Set the test up"""
         atexit.register(cls.teardown_class)
-        cls.cwd, cls.tmp = os.getcwd(), TEMP_LIBP2P_TEST_DIR
+        cls.cwd, cls.tmp = Path.cwd(), TEMP_LIBP2P_TEST_DIR
         if Path(cls.tmp).exists():
             cls.remove_temp_test_dir()
         Path(cls.tmp).mkdir(exist_ok=True)
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def teardown_class(cls):
         cls._disconnect()
         cls.multiplexers.clear()
         cls.log_files.clear()
-        if Path(cls.cwd).exists():
+        if cls.cwd.exists():
             # can be triggered second time by atexit
             os.chdir(cls.cwd)
         if Path(cls.tmp).exists():
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ class BaseP2PLibp2pAEATestCaseMany(AEATestCaseMany):
     log_files: List[str] = []
     agent_ledger_id, node_ledger_id = DEFAULT_LEDGER, LIBP2P_LEDGER
 
-    conn_key_file = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.getcwd()), "./conn_key.txt")
+    conn_key_file = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(Path.cwd()), "./conn_key.txt")
     p2p_libp2p_path = f"vendor.{p2p_libp2p.__name__.split('.', 1)[-1]}"
     p2p_libp2p_client_path = f"vendor.{p2p_libp2p_client.__name__.split('.', 1)[-1]}"
     package_registry_src_rel: Path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent.parent