diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/clang_compilation_db/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/clang_compilation_db/Makefile
index 2bf5a9a41..b83713e22 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/clang_compilation_db/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/clang_compilation_db/Makefile
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ infer-out-reactive-capture/report.json: $(CMAKE_BUILD_DIR)/compile_commands.json
 
 issues.exp.test: infer-out-with-index/report.json infer-out-no-index/report.json infer-out-reactive-capture/report.json
 	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@.with-index \
-		--from-json-report infer-out-with-index/report.json
+	  -o infer-out-with-index --from-json-report infer-out-with-index/report.json
 	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@.no-index \
-	  --from-json-report infer-out-no-index/report.json
+	  -o infer-out-no-index --from-json-report infer-out-no-index/report.json
 	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@.reactive-capture \
-	  --from-json-report infer-out-reactive-capture/report.json
+	  -o infer-out-reactive-capture --from-json-report infer-out-reactive-capture/report.json
 	$(QUIET)cat $@.with-index $@.no-index $@.reactive-capture > $@
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_interesting_paths_filter/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_interesting_paths_filter/Makefile
index 86bb2b637..549b28a7c 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_interesting_paths_filter/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_interesting_paths_filter/Makefile
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ $(MODIFIED_FILES_FILE):
 		sed 's#__ABSOLUTE_PATH__#$(CURDIR)#g' '$(MODIFIED_FILES_FILE).template' > $@)
 
 current.exp.test: $(CURRENT_REPORT)
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report \
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -o $(<D) \
 		--issues-fields $(INFERPRINT_ISSUES_FIELDS) \
 		--from-json-report $(CURRENT_DIR)/report.json \
 		--issues-tests current.exp.test
 
 previous.exp.test: $(PREVIOUS_REPORT)
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report \
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -o $(<D) \
 		--issues-fields $(INFERPRINT_ISSUES_FIELDS) \
 		--from-json-report $(PREVIOUS_DIR)/report.json \
 		--issues-tests previous.exp.test
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/genrule/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/genrule/Makefile
index 005fc0ff3..2041d40e6 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/genrule/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/genrule/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $(OBJECTS): $(JAVA_SOURCE_FILES)
 genrule: $(JSON_REPORT)
 
 
-$(JSON_REPORT): $(JAVA_DEPS) $(JAVA_SOURCE_FILES)
+$(JSON_REPORT): $(JAVA_DEPS) $(JAVA_SOURCE_FILES) $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
 	$(QUIET)cd $(ROOT_DIR) && \
 	$(REMOVE_DIR) buck-out && \
 	$(call silent_on_success,Testing Buck genrule for Java integration,\
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ $(JSON_REPORT): $(JAVA_DEPS) $(JAVA_SOURCE_FILES)
 	$(BUCK) build --no-cache $(INFER_TARGET))
 	$(QUIET)touch $@
 
-infer-out/report.json: $(JSON_REPORT)
+infer-out/report.json: $(JSON_REPORT) $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_DIR) infer-out
 	$(QUIET)$(MKDIR_P) infer-out
 #	the report contains absolute paths
 	$(QUIET)sed -e 's#$(abspath $(TESTS_DIR))/##g' $< > $@
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/mvn/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/mvn/Makefile
index 9d7464032..e1a6965d8 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/mvn/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/mvn/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ infer-out-simple_app/report.json: infer-out-app_with_infer_profile/report.json
 infer-out-app_with_infer_profile/report.json: infer-out-app_with_profiles/report.json
 
 issues-%.exp.test: infer-out-%/report.json
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@ --from-json-report $<
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@ \
+	  -o $(<D) --from-json-report $<
 
 issues.exp.test: $(foreach mvndir,$(MVN_DIRS),issues-$(mvndir).exp.test)
 #	erase the contents of the file
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/resource_leak_exception_lines/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/resource_leak_exception_lines/Makefile
index 022a3e6f3..15479bbcb 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/resource_leak_exception_lines/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/resource_leak_exception_lines/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $(REPORT): $(JAVA_DEPS) $(MAKEFILE_LIST) SimpleLeak.java
 	  $(INFER_BIN) -o $(INFER_OUT) --project-root $(CURDIR) -- javac SimpleLeak.java)
 
 $(EXPECTED_TEST_OUTPUT): $(REPORT)
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report \
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -o $(<D) \
 		--issues-fields "qualifier_contains_potential_exception_note,bug_type,file,procedure,line_offset" \
 		--from-json-report $(REPORT) \
 		--issues-tests $(EXPECTED_TEST_OUTPUT)
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/utf8_in_pwd/Makefile b/infer/tests/build_systems/utf8_in_pwd/Makefile
index 4df5f0251..16a9ce808 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/utf8_in_pwd/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/utf8_in_pwd/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ infer-out-make/report.json: $(CLANG_DEPS) $(MAKE_DIR)
 	    make clean all)
 
 issues-%.exp.test: infer-out-%/report.json $(INFER_BIN)
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@ --from-json-report $<
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@ \
+	  -o $(<D) --from-json-report $<
 
 issues.exp.test: issues-cmake.exp.test issues-gradle.exp.test issues-javac.exp.test \
                  issues-make.exp.test
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/errors/Makefile b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/errors/Makefile
index 1c94de377..761d30adb 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/errors/Makefile
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/errors/Makefile
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ infer-out/report.json: $(CLANG_DEPS) $(SOURCES_DEFAULT)
 
 issues.exp.test: infer-out-all/report.json infer-out-arc/report.json infer-out/report.json
 	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@.all \
-	  --from-json-report infer-out-all/report.json
+	  -o infer-out-all --from-json-report infer-out-all/report.json
 	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@.arc \
-	  --from-json-report infer-out-arc/report.json
+	  -o infer-out-arc --from-json-report infer-out-arc/report.json
 	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@.default \
-	  --from-json-report infer-out/report.json
+	  -o infer-out --from-json-report infer-out/report.json
 	$(QUIET)cat $@.all $@.arc $@.default > $@
diff --git a/infer/tests/diff.make b/infer/tests/diff.make
index 19d08e273..513a7bb61 100644
--- a/infer/tests/diff.make
+++ b/infer/tests/diff.make
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ default: analyze
 analyze: $(INFER_OUT)/differential/introduced.json
 
 introduced.exp.test: $(INFER_OUT)/differential/introduced.json $(INFER_BIN)
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report \
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -o $(INFER_OUT) \
 		--from-json-report $(INFER_OUT)/differential/introduced.json \
 		--issues-tests introduced.exp.test
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report \
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -o $(INFER_OUT) \
 		--from-json-report $(INFER_OUT)/differential/fixed.json \
 		--issues-tests fixed.exp.test
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report \
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -o $(INFER_OUT) \
 		--from-json-report $(INFER_OUT)/differential/preexisting.json \
 		--issues-tests preexisting.exp.test
 
diff --git a/infer/tests/differential.make b/infer/tests/differential.make
index 20d1cc644..522a4858b 100644
--- a/infer/tests/differential.make
+++ b/infer/tests/differential.make
@@ -30,22 +30,23 @@ $(PREVIOUS_REPORT): $(CURRENT_REPORT)
 .PHONY: analyze
 analyze: $(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT)
 
-$(DIFFERENTIAL_REPORT): $(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT)
+$(DIFFERENTIAL_REPORT): $(CURRENT_REPORT) $(PREVIOUS_REPORT) $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+	$(QUIET)$(REMOVE_DIR) $(INFER_OUT)
 	$(QUIET)$(call silent_on_success,Computing results difference in $(TEST_REL_DIR),\
 	  $(INFER_BIN) -o $(INFER_OUT) --project-root $(CURDIR) reportdiff \
 		--report-current $(CURRENT_REPORT) --report-previous $(PREVIOUS_REPORT) \
 		$(DIFFERENTIAL_ARGS))
 
-$(EXPECTED_TEST_OUTPUT): $(DIFFERENTIAL_REPORT) $(INFER_BIN)
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report \
+$(EXPECTED_TEST_OUTPUT): $(DIFFERENTIAL_REPORT) $(INFER_BIN) $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -o $(INFER_OUT) \
 		--issues-fields $(INFERPRINT_ISSUES_FIELDS) \
 		--from-json-report $(INFER_OUT)/differential/introduced.json \
 		--issues-tests introduced.exp.test
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report \
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -o $(INFER_OUT) \
 		--issues-fields $(INFERPRINT_ISSUES_FIELDS) \
 		--from-json-report $(INFER_OUT)/differential/fixed.json \
 		--issues-tests fixed.exp.test
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report \
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -o $(INFER_OUT) \
 		--issues-fields $(INFERPRINT_ISSUES_FIELDS) \
 		--from-json-report $(INFER_OUT)/differential/preexisting.json \
 		--issues-tests preexisting.exp.test
diff --git a/infer/tests/infer.make b/infer/tests/infer.make
index 64bed261e..0222e8434 100644
--- a/infer/tests/infer.make
+++ b/infer/tests/infer.make
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ ANALYZER_STRING=$(shell if [ -n $(ANALYZER) ]; then printf ' ($(ANALYZER))'; fi)
 default: compile
 
 issues.exp.test$(TEST_SUFFIX): infer-out$(TEST_SUFFIX)/report.json $(INFER_BIN)
-	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@ --from-json-report $<
+	$(QUIET)$(INFER_BIN) report -q -a $(ANALYZER) --results-dir $(<D) \
+	   $(INFERPRINT_OPTIONS) $@ --from-json-report $<
 
 .PHONY: compile
 compile: $(OBJECTS)