diff --git a/orbitize/results.py b/orbitize/results.py
index ba502574..cecacaff 100644
--- a/orbitize/results.py
+++ b/orbitize/results.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def load_results(self, filename, append=False):
         iad_data = hf.get("IAD_datafile")
         if iad_data is not None:
 
-            tmpfile = 'thisisprettyhackysorrylmao'
+            tmpfile = 'tmpfile_OkToDeleteAfterFitFinishes'
             with open(tmpfile, 'w+') as f:
                 try:
                     for l in np.array(iad_data):
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@ def load_results(self, filename, append=False):
                 renormalize_errors,
             )
 
-            os.system('rm {}'.format(tmpfile))
-
             # load Gaia data
             try:
                 gaia_num = int(hf.attrs['gaia_num'])
@@ -232,14 +230,14 @@ def load_results(self, filename, append=False):
             gaiagost_data = hf.get("Gaia_GOST")
             if gaiagost_data is not None:
                 
-                tmpfile = 'thisisprettyhackysorrylmao'
+                tmpfile = 'tmpfile_OkToDeleteAfterFitFinishes'
                 tmptbl = table.Table(np.array(gaiagost_data))
                 tmptbl.write(tmpfile, format="ascii", overwrite=True)
 
                 gaia = orbitize.gaia.HGCALogProb(int(hip_num), hipparcos_IAD, tmpfile)
                 hipparcos_IAD = None # HGCA handles hipparocs, so don't want to pass Hipparcos also into the system
 
-                os.system('rm {}'.format(tmpfile))
+
         else:
             hipparcos_IAD = None
             gaia = None
diff --git a/tests/test_hipparcos.py b/tests/test_hipparcos.py
index cb39df40..08299835 100644
--- a/tests/test_hipparcos.py
+++ b/tests/test_hipparcos.py
@@ -258,7 +258,10 @@ def test_save_load_2021():
     myResults = results.Results()
     myResults.load_results(filename)
 
-    os.system("rm tmp*.hdf5")
+    filename = "tmp3.hdf5"
+    myResults.save_results(filename)
+
+    os.system("rm tmp*")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":