diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8c494c9a..e37ef3a4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # general dev/ide files
 *.log
+*.log.*
 *.vscode
 .idea
 *.DS_Store
@@ -28,16 +29,21 @@ workon/
 pytest.xml
 
 *.txt
+
+# e2e test output
+test-output/
+
 # content
 # todo probably want to add a workbook and ds in /res for getting started easily
 *.pdf
 *.png
 *.html
-# *.twbx
+*.csv
+*.twbx
+*.tdsx
 # *.hyper
 # *.twb
 # *.twbr
-# *.tdsx
 **/credentials.py
 # exceptions
 !tests/assets/
diff --git a/tests/e2e/online_tests.py b/tests/e2e/online_tests.py
index 8f1d50d6..741af663 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/online_tests.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/online_tests.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ def _env_bool(name: str, default: bool = False) -> bool:
 
 default_project_name = "Personal Work"  # not unique, has to exist already when you run random test cases
 
+OUTPUT_DIR = "test-output"
+os.makedirs(OUTPUT_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+
 
 class TestAssets:
 
@@ -210,15 +213,15 @@ def _export_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name, export_type, filename=None, addi
     def _get_workbook(server_file):
         command = "get"
         server_file = "/workbooks/" + server_file
-        arguments = [command, server_file, "-f", "get_workbook.twbx"]
+        arguments = [command, server_file, "-f", os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "get_workbook.twbx")]
         _test_command(arguments)
-        os.path.exists("get_workbook.twbx")
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_datasource(server_file):
         command = "get"
         server_file = "/datasources/" + server_file
-        arguments = [command, server_file]
+        out_file = os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, os.path.basename(server_file))
+        arguments = [command, server_file, "-f", out_file]
         _test_command(arguments)
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -443,9 +446,13 @@ def test_view_get_png_sizes(self):
 
         TabcmdCall._get_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name, "get_view_default_size.png")
         url_params = "?:size=100,200"
-        TabcmdCall._get_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name + url_params, "get_view_sized_sm.png")
+        TabcmdCall._get_view(
+            wb_name_on_server, sheet_name + url_params, os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "get_view_sized_sm.png")
+        )
         url_params = "?:size=500,700"
-        TabcmdCall._get_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name + url_params, "get_view_sized_LARGE.png")
+        TabcmdCall._get_view(
+            wb_name_on_server, sheet_name + url_params, os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "get_view_sized_LARGE.png")
+        )
 
     @pytest.mark.order(11)
     def test_view_get_csv(self):
@@ -516,39 +523,39 @@ def test_export_wb_filters(self):
         sheet_name = TestAssets.TWBX_WITH_EXTRACT_SHEET
         friendly_name = wb_name_on_server + "/" + sheet_name
         filters = ["--filter", "Product Type=Tea", "--fullpdf", "--pagelayout", "landscape"]
-        TabcmdCall._export_wb(friendly_name, "filter_a_wb_to_tea_and_two_pages.pdf", filters)
+        TabcmdCall._export_wb(friendly_name, os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "filter_a_wb_to_tea_and_two_pages.pdf"), filters)
         # NOTE: this test needs a visual check on the returned pdf to confirm the expected appearance
 
     @pytest.mark.order(19)
     def test_export_wb_pdf(self):
         wb_name_on_server = TestAssets.get_publishable_name(TestAssets.TWBX_FILE_WITH_EXTRACT)
         friendly_name = wb_name_on_server + "/" + TestAssets.TWBX_WITH_EXTRACT_SHEET
-        filename = "exported_wb.pdf"
+        filename = os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "exported_wb.pdf")
         TabcmdCall._export_wb(friendly_name, filename)
 
     @pytest.mark.order(19)
     def test_export_data_csv(self):
         wb_name_on_server = TestAssets.get_publishable_name(TestAssets.TWBX_FILE_WITH_EXTRACT)
         sheet_name = TestAssets.TWBX_WITH_EXTRACT_SHEET
-        TabcmdCall._export_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name, "--csv", "exported_data.csv")
+        TabcmdCall._export_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name, "--csv", os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "exported_data.csv"))
 
     @pytest.mark.order(19)
     def test_export_view_png(self):
         wb_name_on_server = TestAssets.get_publishable_name(TestAssets.TWBX_FILE_WITH_EXTRACT)
         sheet_name = TestAssets.TWBX_WITH_EXTRACT_SHEET
-        TabcmdCall._export_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name, "--png", "export_view.png")
+        TabcmdCall._export_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name, "--png", os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "export_view.png"))
 
     @pytest.mark.order(19)
     def test_export_view_pdf(self):
         wb_name_on_server = TestAssets.get_publishable_name(TestAssets.TWBX_FILE_WITH_EXTRACT)
         sheet_name = TestAssets.TWBX_WITH_EXTRACT_SHEET
-        TabcmdCall._export_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name, "--pdf", "export_view_pdf.pdf")
+        TabcmdCall._export_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name, "--pdf", os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "export_view_pdf.pdf"))
 
     @pytest.mark.order(19)
     def test_export_view_filtered(self):
         wb_name_on_server = TestAssets.get_publishable_name(TestAssets.TWBX_FILE_WITH_EXTRACT)
         sheet_name = TestAssets.TWBX_WITH_EXTRACT_SHEET
-        filename = "view_with_filters.pdf"
+        filename = os.path.join(OUTPUT_DIR, "view_with_filters.pdf")
 
         filters = ["--filter", "Product Type=Tea"]
         TabcmdCall._export_view(wb_name_on_server, sheet_name, "--pdf", filename, filters)