diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/__init__.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/__init__.py
index 975be827..28a16309 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/__init__.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/__init__.py
@@ -112,8 +112,13 @@ class RelativeDataPath(RootModel[str]):
         """Return True if the saving thing is set."""
         return self._saving_thing is not None
 
-    def set_saving_thing(self, thing: OFMThing) -> None:
-        """Set the Thing that is saving the data. This will set the data directory."""
+    def set_saving_thing(self, thing: OFMThing | TemporaryDirectory) -> None:
+        """Set the Thing that is saving the data.
+
+        The thing can also be a ``TemporaryDirectory`` object.
+
+        This will set the data directory.
+        """
         if self.save_location_set:
             raise RuntimeError("The saving Thing for the relative path is already set")
         self._saving_thing = thing
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_base_camera.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_base_camera.py
index d9a28a73..1182d05d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_base_camera.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_base_camera.py
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ def test_save_from_memory(test_case, test_env, mocker):
     camera._add_metadata_to_capture = mocker.Mock()
 
     mode = CaptureMode(description="foo", save_resolution=test_case.save_resolution)
-    type(camera).capture_modes = mocker.PropertyMock(return_value={"standard": mode})
+    capture_modes_mock = mocker.PropertyMock(return_value={"standard": mode})
+    mocker.patch.object(type(camera), "capture_modes", capture_modes_mock)
 
     mock_image = mocker.Mock()
     # Make resize return itself so we can track further calls of the Image object after