diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 52f69c49c..3d3d31b1d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ workflows:
           <<: *always-run
       - publish:
           requires:
-            - build
-            - py3
-            - mypy3
+            - circle-all
           filters:
             branches:
               ignore: /.*/
diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-914.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-914.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60d57b85a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-914.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type: fix
+fix:
+  description: Fix develop branch by changing file operations
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/conjure-python/pull/914
diff --git a/conjure-python/src/test/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/cli/ConjurePythonCliTest.java b/conjure-python/src/test/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/cli/ConjurePythonCliTest.java
index cde30023b..125f96411 100644
--- a/conjure-python/src/test/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/cli/ConjurePythonCliTest.java
+++ b/conjure-python/src/test/java/com/palantir/conjure/python/cli/ConjurePythonCliTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ public class ConjurePythonCliTest {
 
     @BeforeEach
     public void before() throws IOException {
-        inputFile = folder.newFile();
+        inputFile = new File(folder, "file");
+        assertThat(inputFile.createNewFile()).isTrue();
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public void correctlyParseArguments() {
         String[] args = {
             "generate",
             inputFile.getAbsolutePath(),
-            folder.getRoot().getAbsolutePath(),
+            folder.getAbsolutePath(),
             "--packageName",
             "package-name",
             "--packageVersion",
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public void correctlyParseArguments() {
                 .getCommand();
         CliConfiguration expectedConfiguration = CliConfiguration.builder()
                 .input(inputFile)
-                .output(folder.getRoot())
+                .output(folder)
                 .packageName("package-name")
                 .packageVersion("0.0.0")
                 .build();
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ public void makesPackageVersionPythonic() {
         String[] args = {
             "generate",
             inputFile.getAbsolutePath(),
-            folder.getRoot().getAbsolutePath(),
+            folder.getAbsolutePath(),
             "--packageName=package-name",
             "--packageVersion=0.0.0-dev"
         };
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ public void makesPackageVersionPythonic() {
                 .getCommand();
         CliConfiguration expectedConfiguration = CliConfiguration.builder()
                 .input(inputFile)
-                .output(folder.getRoot())
+                .output(folder)
                 .packageName("package-name")
                 .packageVersion("0.0.0_dev")
                 .build();
@@ -115,35 +116,37 @@ public void makesPackageVersionPythonic() {
 
     @Test
     public void generatesCode() throws Exception {
-        File output = folder.newFolder();
         String[] args = {
             "generate",
             "src/test/resources/conjure-api.json",
-            output.getAbsolutePath(),
+            folder.getAbsolutePath(),
             "--packageName",
             "conjure",
             "--packageVersion",
             "0.0.0"
         };
         assertThat(new CommandLine(new ConjurePythonCli()).execute(args)).isZero();
-        assertThat(new File(output, "conjure/conjure_spec/__init__.py").isFile())
+        assertThat(new File(folder, "conjure/conjure_spec/__init__.py").isFile())
                 .isTrue();
     }
 
     @Test
     public void generatesRawSource() throws IOException {
-        File output = folder.newFolder();
         String[] args = {
-            "generate", "src/test/resources/conjure-api.json", output.getAbsolutePath(), "--rawSource",
+            "generate", "src/test/resources/conjure-api.json", folder.getAbsolutePath(), "--rawSource",
         };
         assertThat(new CommandLine(new ConjurePythonCli()).execute(args)).isZero();
-        assertThat(new File(output, "conjure_spec/__init__.py").isFile()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(new File(folder, "conjure_spec/__init__.py").isFile()).isTrue();
     }
 
     @Test
     public void throwsWhenInvalidDefinition() throws Exception {
+        File input = new File(folder, "input");
+        File outputDir = new File(folder, "outputDir");
+        assertThat(input.createNewFile()).isTrue();
+        assertThat(outputDir.mkdir()).isTrue();
         String[] args = {
-            "generate", folder.newFile().getAbsolutePath(), folder.newFolder().getAbsolutePath(), "--rawSource",
+            "generate", input.getAbsolutePath(), outputDir.getAbsolutePath(), "--rawSource",
         };
 
         AtomicReference<Exception> executionException = new AtomicReference<>();