diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/test_external.py b/tests/functional/adapter/test_external.py
index 65230767..b8643cc1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/test_external.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/test_external.py
@@ -80,16 +80,18 @@ def extroot(self, tmp_path_factory, dest):
             extroot = str(tmp_path_factory.getbasetemp() / "external")
             if not os.path.exists(extroot):
                 os.mkdir(extroot)
+            return extroot
+
         elif dest == DEST_S3:
             extroot = os.path.join("dbt-duckdb", "test_external", f"pytest-{uuid4()}")
-        yield os.path.join("s3://", BUCKET_NAME, extroot)
-        session = boto3.Session(
-            aws_access_key_id=os.getenv("S3_MD_ORG_KEY"),
-            aws_secret_access_key=os.getenv("S3_MD_ORG_SECRET"),
-        )
-        s3 = session.resource('s3')
-        bucket = s3.Bucket('md-ecosystem-public')
-        bucket.objects.filter(Prefix=extroot).delete()
+            yield os.path.join("s3://", BUCKET_NAME, extroot)
+            session = boto3.Session(
+                aws_access_key_id=os.getenv("S3_MD_ORG_KEY"),
+                aws_secret_access_key=os.getenv("S3_MD_ORG_SECRET"),
+            )
+            s3 = session.resource('s3')
+            bucket = s3.Bucket('md-ecosystem-public')
+            bucket.objects.filter(Prefix=extroot).delete()
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
     def dbt_profile_target(self, profile_type, dbt_profile_target, extroot):