diff --git a/src/braket/jobs/_entry_point_template.py b/src/braket/jobs/_entry_point_template.py
index 3b8e8ccc4..285e4d85e 100644
--- a/src/braket/jobs/_entry_point_template.py
+++ b/src/braket/jobs/_entry_point_template.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def make_link(input_link_path, input_data_path, links):
 
 def link_input():
     links = {{}}
+    dirs = set()
     # map of data sources to lists of matched local files
     prefix_matches = {prefix_matches}
 
@@ -67,4 +68,12 @@ def clean_links(links):
     for link, target in links.items():
         if link.is_symlink and link.readlink() == target:
             link.unlink()
+
+        if link.is_relative_to(Path()):
+            for dir in link.parents[:-1]:
+                try:
+                    dir.rmdir()
+                except:
+                    # directory not empty
+                    pass
 '''
diff --git a/test/integ_tests/test_create_quantum_job.py b/test/integ_tests/test_create_quantum_job.py
index 753b26fea..cf38560db 100644
--- a/test/integ_tests/test_create_quantum_job.py
+++ b/test/integ_tests/test_create_quantum_job.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def decorator_job(a, b: int, c=0, d: float = 1.0, **extras):
             "extra_arg": "extra_value",
         }
 
-        with open("output_file.txt", "w") as f:
+        with open("test/output_file.txt", "w") as f:
             f.write("hello")
 
     job = decorator_job(MyClass(), 2, d=5, extra_arg="extra_value")
@@ -237,12 +237,13 @@ def decorator_job(a, b: int, c=0, d: float = 1.0, **extras):
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
         os.chdir(temp_dir)
         job.download_result()
+        with open(Path(job.name, "test", "output_file.txt"), "r") as f:
+            assert f.read() == "hello"
         assert (
             Path(job.name, "results.json").exists()
-            and not Path(job.name, "test", "integ_tests", "requirements.txt").exists()
+            and Path(job.name, "test").exists()
+            and not Path(job.name, "test", "integ_tests").exists()
         )
-        with open(Path(job.name, "output_file.txt"), "r") as f:
-            assert f.read() == "hello"
         os.chdir(current_dir)