diff --git a/scripts/tier2/failcount.py b/scripts/tier2/failcount.py
index 563e0246..992c49f5 100644
--- a/scripts/tier2/failcount.py
+++ b/scripts/tier2/failcount.py
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ def from_dict(d: dict[str, Any]) -> FailcountState:
 
 
 def _state_dir(track_name: str) -> Path:
- base = os.environ.get(
-  "TIER2_STATE_DIR",
-  r"C:\Users\Ed\AppData\Local\manual_slop\tier2",
- )
- return Path(base) / track_name
+ env_base = os.environ.get("TIER2_STATE_DIR")
+ if env_base:
+  return Path(env_base) / track_name
+ project_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+ return project_root / "tests" / "artifacts" / "tier2_state" / track_name
 
 
 def load_state(track_name: str) -> FailcountState:
diff --git a/scripts/tier2/write_report.py b/scripts/tier2/write_report.py
index f6d41d16..83addcdb 100644
--- a/scripts/tier2/write_report.py
+++ b/scripts/tier2/write_report.py
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ from scripts.tier2.failcount import FailcountState
 
 
 def _failures_dir() -> Path:
- return Path(os.environ.get(
-  "TIER2_FAILURES_DIR",
-  r"C:\Users\Ed\AppData\Local\manual_slop\tier2_failures",
- ))
+ env_base = os.environ.get("TIER2_FAILURES_DIR")
+ if env_base:
+  return Path(env_base)
+ project_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+ return project_root / "tests" / "artifacts" / "tier2_failures"
 
 
 def compute_report_path(track_name: str, now: datetime) -> Path: