diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9d8f0be698..edc26af7ea 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ install -m 644 "$BATS_ROOT/man/bats.7" "$PREFIX/share/man/man7"
 
 read -rd '' BATS_EXE_CONTENTS <"$PREFIX/bin/bats" || true
 BATS_EXE_CONTENTS=${BATS_EXE_CONTENTS/"BATS_BASE_LIBDIR=lib"/"BATS_BASE_LIBDIR=${LIBDIR}"}
-printf "%s" "$BATS_EXE_CONTENTS" > "$PREFIX/bin/bats"
+printf "%s" "$BATS_EXE_CONTENTS" >| "$PREFIX/bin/bats"
 
 echo "Installed Bats to $PREFIX/bin/bats"
diff --git a/libexec/bats-core/bats-exec-test b/libexec/bats-core/bats-exec-test
index 2109d3754d..c59010a437 100755
--- a/libexec/bats-core/bats-exec-test
+++ b/libexec/bats-core/bats-exec-test
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bats_create_test_tmpdirs() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  printf "%s\n" "$BATS_TEST_NAME" >"$BATS_TEST_TMPDIR.name"
+  printf "%s\n" "$BATS_TEST_NAME" >> "$BATS_TEST_TMPDIR.name" # append name in case of test retries
 
   export BATS_TEST_TMPDIR
 }
diff --git a/libexec/bats-core/bats-gather-tests b/libexec/bats-core/bats-gather-tests
index 98189093af..b89936dc23 100755
--- a/libexec/bats-core/bats-gather-tests
+++ b/libexec/bats-core/bats-gather-tests
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function should_skip_because_of_focus() {
       focus_mode=1
       # ... -> remove previously found, unfocused tests
       included_tests=()
-      : > "$TESTS_LIST_FILE"
+      : >| "$TESTS_LIST_FILE"
     fi
   elif [[ $focus_mode == 1 ]]; then
     # the current test is not focused but focus mode is enabled -> filter out
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bats/issue-205.bats b/test/fixtures/bats/issue-205.bats
index ddc826a34b..7b48c97959 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/bats/issue-205.bats
+++ b/test/fixtures/bats/issue-205.bats
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function get_open_fds() {
     BASHPID=$(bash -c 'echo $PPID')
   fi
   local tmpfile
-  tmpfile=$(mktemp "$BATS_SUITE_TMPDIR/fds-XXXXXX")
+  tmpfile=$(mktemp -u "$BATS_SUITE_TMPDIR/fds-XXXXXX") # macos requires -u instead of --dry-run
   # Avoid opening a new fd to read fds: Don't use <(), glob expansion.
   # Instead, redirect stdout to file which does not create an extra FD.
   if [[ -d /proc/$BASHPID/fd ]]; then # Linux