diff --git a/Packages/MIES/MIES_Configuration.ipf b/Packages/MIES/MIES_Configuration.ipf
index fa214639f1..20c96117e6 100644
--- a/Packages/MIES/MIES_Configuration.ipf
+++ b/Packages/MIES/MIES_Configuration.ipf
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static Function CONF_DefaultSettings()
 
 	JSON_AddString(jsonID, EXPCONFIG_JSON_POSITION_MCC, NONE)
 	JSON_AddString(jsonID, EXPCONFIG_JSON_STIMSET_NAME, "")
-	JSON_AddString(jsonID, EXPCONFIG_JSON_SAVE_PATH, "C:MiesSave")
+	JSON_AddString(jsonID, EXPCONFIG_JSON_SAVE_PATH, CONF_DEFAULT_SAVE_LOCATION)
 	JSON_AddBoolean(jsonID, EXPCONFIG_JSON_LOGFILE_UPLOAD, EXPCONFIG_JSON_LOGFILE_UPLOAD_DEFAULT)
 
 	jsonpath = "/" + EXPCONFIG_JSON_GLOBALPACKAGESETTINGBLOCK + "/" + PACKAGE_SETTINGS_USERPING
diff --git a/Packages/MIES/MIES_Constants.ipf b/Packages/MIES/MIES_Constants.ipf
index 89af55f03e..e5bc93d018 100644
--- a/Packages/MIES/MIES_Constants.ipf
+++ b/Packages/MIES/MIES_Constants.ipf
@@ -2388,3 +2388,5 @@ Constant ABORTCODE_ABORT         = -3
 Constant ABORTCODE_STACKOVERFLOW = -2
 Constant ABORTCODE_USERABORT     = -1
 ///@}
+
+StrConstant CONF_DEFAULT_SAVE_LOCATION = "C:MiesSave"
diff --git a/Packages/tests/HardwareBasic/UTF_ConfigurationHardware.ipf b/Packages/tests/HardwareBasic/UTF_ConfigurationHardware.ipf
index 398448ef4f..68aced78d6 100644
--- a/Packages/tests/HardwareBasic/UTF_ConfigurationHardware.ipf
+++ b/Packages/tests/HardwareBasic/UTF_ConfigurationHardware.ipf
@@ -155,14 +155,16 @@ End
 /// IUTF_TD_GENERATOR s1:DeviceNameGenerator
 static Function TCONF_CheckTypedPanelRestore([STRUCT IUTF_mData &md])
 
-	string win, winRestored
-	string fName = GetFolder(FunctionPath("")) + "CheckTypedPanelRestore.json"
+	string win, winRestored, rewrittenConfig, device
+	variable jsonID, needsFixup
+	string fName = PrependExperimentFolder_IGNORE("CheckTypedPanelRestore.json")
 
 	Execute/Q md.s0 + "()"
 	win = WinName(0, -1)
 	if(!CmpStr(win, BASE_WINDOW_NAME))
 		// special handling for DAEphys
 		KillWindow $win
+		device = md.s1
 		CreateLockedDAEphys(md.s1)
 		win = WinName(0, -1)
 		PGC_SetAndActivateControl(win, "check_Settings_RequireAmpConn", val = 0)
@@ -171,12 +173,20 @@ static Function TCONF_CheckTypedPanelRestore([STRUCT IUTF_mData &md])
 		PGC_SetAndActivateControl(win, "setvar_Settings_VC_DAgain", val = 20)
 		PGC_SetAndActivateControl(win, "Gain_AD_00", val = 0.0025)
 		PGC_SetAndActivateControl(win, "setvar_Settings_VC_ADgain", val = 0.0025)
+		needsFixup = 1
 	endif
+
 	CONF_SaveWindow(fName)
 	KillWindow $win
+
+	if(needsFixup)
+		[jsonID, rewrittenConfig] = FixupJSONConfig_IGNORE(fName, device)
+		JSON_Release(jsonID)
+		fName = rewrittenConfig
+	endif
+
 	CONF_RestoreWindow(fName)
 	winRestored = WinName(0, -1)
-	DeleteFile fName
 	CHECK_EQUAL_STR(win, winRestored)
 End
 
diff --git a/Packages/tests/UTF_HelperFunctions.ipf b/Packages/tests/UTF_HelperFunctions.ipf
index 4cfaef94a8..192f62a19c 100644
--- a/Packages/tests/UTF_HelperFunctions.ipf
+++ b/Packages/tests/UTF_HelperFunctions.ipf
@@ -908,6 +908,9 @@ Function TestCaseEndCommon(string testcase, [variable restartAsyncFramework])
 			ASYNC_Start(ThreadProcessorCount, disableTask = 1)
 		endif
 	endif
+
+	INFO("The default save location for MIES json configuration \"%s\" must not exist for the tests.", s0 = CONF_DEFAULT_SAVE_LOCATION)
+	REQUIRE(!FolderExists(CONF_DEFAULT_SAVE_LOCATION))
 End
 
 Function SetAsyncChannelProperties(string device, WAVE asyncChannels, variable minValue, variable maxValue)