diff --git a/cmd/cmd_helpers_test.go b/cmd/cmd_helpers_test.go
index 5e33166a..3f1699ef 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_helpers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd_helpers_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var pluginTestConfigFile = "./test.yaml"
+var (
+	globalTestConfigFile = "./test_global.yaml"
+	pluginTestConfigFile = "./test_plugins.yaml"
+)
 
 // executeCommandC executes a cobra command and returns the command, output, and error.
 // Taken from https://github.com/spf13/cobra/blob/0c72800b8dba637092b57a955ecee75949e79a73/command_test.go#L48.
diff --git a/cmd/config_init_test.go b/cmd/config_init_test.go
index 1c737590..8c220cb2 100644
--- a/cmd/config_init_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config_init_test.go
@@ -9,28 +9,25 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Test_configInitCmd(t *testing.T) {
-	// Reset globalConfigFile to avoid conflicts with other tests.
-	globalConfigFile = "./test_config.yaml"
-
 	// Test configInitCmd.
-	output, err := executeCommandC(rootCmd, "config", "init", "-c", globalConfigFile)
+	output, err := executeCommandC(rootCmd, "config", "init", "-c", globalTestConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "configInitCmd should not return an error")
 	assert.Equal(t,
-		fmt.Sprintf("Config file '%s' was created successfully.", globalConfigFile),
+		fmt.Sprintf("Config file '%s' was created successfully.", globalTestConfigFile),
 		output,
 		"configInitCmd should print the correct output")
 	// Check that the config file was created.
-	assert.FileExists(t, globalConfigFile, "configInitCmd should create a config file")
+	assert.FileExists(t, globalTestConfigFile, "configInitCmd should create a config file")
 
 	// Test configInitCmd with the --force flag to overwrite the config file.
 	output, err = executeCommandC(rootCmd, "config", "init", "--force")
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "configInitCmd should not return an error")
 	assert.Equal(t,
-		fmt.Sprintf("Config file '%s' was overwritten successfully.", globalConfigFile),
+		fmt.Sprintf("Config file '%s' was overwritten successfully.", globalTestConfigFile),
 		output,
 		"configInitCmd should print the correct output")
 
 	// Clean up.
-	err = os.Remove(globalConfigFile)
+	err = os.Remove(globalTestConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/config_lint_test.go b/cmd/config_lint_test.go
index c046925e..82cf9a1a 100644
--- a/cmd/config_lint_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config_lint_test.go
@@ -9,21 +9,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Test_configLintCmd(t *testing.T) {
-	// Reset globalConfigFile to avoid conflicts with other tests.
-	globalConfigFile = "./test_config.yaml"
-
 	// Test configInitCmd.
-	output, err := executeCommandC(rootCmd, "config", "init", "-c", globalConfigFile)
+	output, err := executeCommandC(rootCmd, "config", "init", "-c", globalTestConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "configInitCmd should not return an error")
 	assert.Equal(t,
-		fmt.Sprintf("Config file '%s' was created successfully.", globalConfigFile),
+		fmt.Sprintf("Config file '%s' was created successfully.", globalTestConfigFile),
 		output,
 		"configInitCmd should print the correct output")
 	// Check that the config file was created.
-	assert.FileExists(t, globalConfigFile, "configInitCmd should create a config file")
+	assert.FileExists(t, globalTestConfigFile, "configInitCmd should create a config file")
 
 	// Test configLintCmd.
-	output, err = executeCommandC(rootCmd, "config", "lint", "-c", globalConfigFile)
+	output, err = executeCommandC(rootCmd, "config", "lint", "-c", globalTestConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "configLintCmd should not return an error")
 	assert.Equal(t,
 		"global config is valid\n",
@@ -31,6 +28,6 @@ func Test_configLintCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		"configLintCmd should print the correct output")
 
 	// Clean up.
-	err = os.Remove(globalConfigFile)
+	err = os.Remove(globalTestConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/plugin_install_test.go b/cmd/plugin_install_test.go
index a54efff0..0f931aa0 100644
--- a/cmd/plugin_install_test.go
+++ b/cmd/plugin_install_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Test_pluginInstallCmd(t *testing.T) {
-	// Create a test config file.
+	// Create a test plugin config file.
 	output, err := executeCommandC(rootCmd, "plugin", "init", "-p", pluginTestConfigFile)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "plugin init should not return an error")
 	assert.Equal(t,