diff --git a/persistence/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/PersistenceSpec.scala b/persistence/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/PersistenceSpec.scala
index 979b54abec..67c5f4437d 100644
--- a/persistence/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/PersistenceSpec.scala
+++ b/persistence/src/test/scala/org/apache/pekko/persistence/PersistenceSpec.scala
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ object PersistenceSpec {
 trait Cleanup { this: PekkoSpec =>
   val storageLocations =
     List("pekko.persistence.snapshot-store.local.dir",
+      "pekko.persistence.journal.leveldb.dir",
       "pekko.persistence.journal.leveldb-shared.store.dir").map(s => new File(system.settings.config.getString(s)))
 
   override protected def atStartup(): Unit = {