diff --git a/client/qiskit_serverless/core/clients/local_client.py b/client/qiskit_serverless/core/clients/local_client.py
index 237808959..2afe026aa 100644
--- a/client/qiskit_serverless/core/clients/local_client.py
+++ b/client/qiskit_serverless/core/clients/local_client.py
@@ -112,11 +112,13 @@ def run(
             **(saved_program.env_vars or {}),
             **{OT_PROGRAM_NAME: saved_program.title},
             **{"PATH": os.environ["PATH"]},
-            **{ENV_JOB_ARGUMENTS: json.dumps(arguments, cls=QiskitObjectsEncoder)},
         }
 
+        with open("arguments.serverless", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            json.dump(arguments, f, cls=QiskitObjectsEncoder)
+
         with Popen(
-            ["python", saved_program.working_dir + saved_program.entrypoint],
+            ["python", os.path.join(saved_program.working_dir, saved_program.entrypoint)],
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
             universal_newlines=True,
@@ -126,6 +128,9 @@ def run(
             if pipe.wait():
                 status = "FAILED"
             output, _ = pipe.communicate()
+
+        os.remove("arguments.serverless")
+
         results = re.search("\nSaved Result:(.+?):End Saved Result\n", output)
         result = ""
         if results:
diff --git a/tests/docker/test_docker.py b/tests/docker/test_docker.py
index 3fda19b8d..15ee9acca 100644
--- a/tests/docker/test_docker.py
+++ b/tests/docker/test_docker.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 """Tests jobs."""
 import os
 
-from pytest import fixture, raises, mark
+from pytest import raises, mark
 
 from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
 from qiskit.circuit.random import random_circuit
@@ -20,21 +20,15 @@
 class TestFunctionsDocker:
     """Test class for integration testing with docker."""
 
-    @fixture(scope="class")
-    def simple_function(self):
-        """Fixture of a simple function"""
-        return QiskitFunction(
+    @mark.order(1)
+    def test_simple_function(self, any_client: BaseClient):
+        """Integration test function uploading."""
+        simple_function = QiskitFunction(
             title="my-first-pattern",
             entrypoint="pattern.py",
             working_dir=resources_path,
         )
 
-    @mark.order(1)
-    def test_simple_function(
-        self, any_client: BaseClient, simple_function: QiskitFunction
-    ):
-        """Integration test function uploading."""
-
         runnable_function = any_client.upload(simple_function)
 
         assert runnable_function is not None
@@ -143,6 +137,10 @@ def test_multiple_runs(self, any_client: BaseClient):
         assert isinstance(retrieved_job1.logs(), str)
         assert isinstance(retrieved_job2.logs(), str)
 
+    @mark.skip(
+        reason="Images are not working in tests jet and "
+        + "LocalClient does not manage image instead of working_dir+entrypoint"
+    )
     def test_error(self, any_client: BaseClient):
         """Integration test to force an error."""