diff --git a/src/full_node/full_node.py b/src/full_node/full_node.py
index 217839cb..9a1d15b6 100644
--- a/src/full_node/full_node.py
+++ b/src/full_node/full_node.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import concurrent
 import logging
 import time
 from asyncio import Event
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import AsyncGenerator, List, Optional, Tuple, Dict, Type
 import aiosqlite
 
@@ -70,7 +71,11 @@ class FullNode:
 
     @classmethod
     async def create(
-        cls: Type, config: Dict, name: str = None, override_constants={},
+        cls: Type,
+        config: Dict,
+        root_path: Path,
+        name: str = None,
+        override_constants={},
     ):
         self = cls()
 
@@ -85,7 +90,6 @@ class FullNode:
         else:
             self.log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-        root_path = DEFAULT_ROOT_PATH
         db_path = path_from_root(root_path, config["database_path"])
         mkdir(db_path.parent)
 
diff --git a/src/server/start_full_node.py b/src/server/start_full_node.py
index 25888f68..e14b3cb6 100644
--- a/src/server/start_full_node.py
+++ b/src/server/start_full_node.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async def async_main():
     log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
     server_closed = False
 
-    full_node = await FullNode.create(config)
+    full_node = await FullNode.create(config, root_path=root_path)
 
     if config["enable_upnp"]:
         log.info(f"Attempting to enable UPnP (open up port {config['port']})")
diff --git a/src/simulator/start_simulator.py b/src/simulator/start_simulator.py
index 06c566bb..9e30ad91 100644
--- a/src/simulator/start_simulator.py
+++ b/src/simulator/start_simulator.py
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ async def main():
     log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
     server_closed = False
 
-    db_path = path_from_root(DEFAULT_ROOT_PATH, config["simulator_database_path"])
+    db_path = path_from_root(root_path, config["simulator_database_path"])
     mkdir(db_path.parent)
     db_path.unlink()
 
     full_node = await FullNodeSimulator.create(
-        config, override_constants=test_constants,
+        config, root_path=root_path, override_constants=test_constants,
     )
 
     ping_interval = net_config.get("ping_interval")
diff --git a/tests/setup_nodes.py b/tests/setup_nodes.py
index a4b40449..f5e3d860 100644
--- a/tests/setup_nodes.py
+++ b/tests/setup_nodes.py
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 import asyncio
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, Tuple, List
-from pathlib import Path
-
-import aiosqlite
 import blspy
-from secrets import token_bytes
-
-from src.full_node.blockchain import Blockchain
-from src.full_node.mempool_manager import MempoolManager
 from src.full_node.full_node import FullNode
 from src.server.connection import NodeType
 from src.server.server import ChiaServer
 from src.simulator.full_node_simulator import FullNodeSimulator
 from src.timelord_launcher import spawn_process, kill_processes
 from src.wallet.wallet_node import WalletNode
-from src.types.full_block import FullBlock
-from src.full_node.coin_store import CoinStore
 from tests.block_tools import BlockTools
 from src.types.BLSSignature import BLSPublicKey
 from src.util.config import load_config
@@ -72,7 +63,10 @@ async def setup_full_node_simulator(db_name, port, introducer_port=None, dic={})
         config["introducer_peer"]["host"] = "127.0.0.1"
         config["introducer_peer"]["port"] = introducer_port
     full_node_1 = await FullNodeSimulator.create(
-        config, f"full_node_{port}", test_constants_copy,
+        config=config,
+        name=f"full_node_{port}",
+        root_path=root_path,
+        override_constants=test_constants_copy,
     )
     assert ping_interval is not None
     assert network_id is not None
@@ -117,8 +111,12 @@ async def setup_full_node(db_name, port, introducer_port=None, dic={}):
     if introducer_port is not None:
         config["introducer_peer"]["host"] = "127.0.0.1"
         config["introducer_peer"]["port"] = introducer_port
+
     full_node_1 = await FullNode.create(
-        config, f"full_node_{port}", test_constants_copy,
+        config=config,
+        root_path=root_path,
+        name=f"full_node_{port}",
+        override_constants=test_constants_copy,
     )
     assert ping_interval is not None
     assert network_id is not None