diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/clear_and_build.sh b/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/clear_and_build.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f61b2cd8..000000000
--- a/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/clear_and_build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-rm -rf build
-mkdir build
-cd build
-cmake ..
-make
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/inputs_true.dat b/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/inputs_true.dat
index 23f3d8438..23878ac20 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/inputs_true.dat
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/inputs_true.dat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <geometry>
-  <cell id="13" material="1" region="-9" universe="9" />
-  <surface boundary="vacuum" coeffs="0.0 0.0 0.0 100" id="9" type="sphere" />
+  <cell id="1" material="1" region="-1" universe="1" />
+  <surface boundary="vacuum" coeffs="0.0 0.0 0.0 100" id="1" type="sphere" />
 </geometry>
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <materials>
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
   <particles>1000</particles>
   <batches>10</batches>
   <inactive>0</inactive>
-  <source library="./libsource.so" strength="1.0" />
+  <source library="build/libsource.so" strength="1.0" />
 </settings>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/test.py b/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/test.py
index 1c174b775..12969cf29 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/test.py
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/test.py
@@ -1,75 +1,73 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import textwrap
+
 import openmc
 import pytest
-import os
-import glob
 
 from tests.testing_harness import PyAPITestHarness
 
-def __write_cmake_file(openmc_dir, build_dir):
-    cmake_string = "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3 FATAL_ERROR)\n" +
-                   "project(openmc_sources CXX)\n" +
-                   "add_library(source SHARED source_ring.cpp)\n" +
-                   "find_package(OpenMC REQUIRED HINTS {})\n" +
-                   "target_link_libraries(source OpenMC::libopenmc)"
 
-    f = open('CMakeLists.txt','w')
-    f.write(cmake_string.format(openmc_dir))
-    f.close()
+@pytest.fixture
+def compile_source(request):
+    """Compile the external source"""
 
-    return
+    # Get build directory and write CMakeLists.txt file
+    openmc_dir = Path(str(request.config.rootdir)) / 'build'
+    with open('CMakeLists.txt', 'w') as f:
+        f.write(textwrap.dedent("""
+            cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3 FATAL_ERROR)
+            project(openmc_sources CXX)
+            add_library(source SHARED source_sampling.cpp)
+            find_package(OpenMC REQUIRED HINTS {})
+            target_link_libraries(source OpenMC::libopenmc)
+            """.format(openmc_dir)))
 
-# compile the external source
-def compile_source():
+    # Create temporary build directory and change to there
+    local_builddir = Path('build')
+    local_builddir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    os.chdir(str(local_builddir))
 
-    openmc_home_dir = os.environ['OPENMC_INSTALL_DIR']
-    __write_cmake_file(openmc_home_dir,'build')
+    # Run cmake/make to build the shared libary
+    subprocess.run(['cmake', os.path.pardir], check=True)
+    subprocess.run(['make'], check=True)
+    os.chdir(os.path.pardir)
 
-    # copy the cmakefile
-    status = os.system('sh clear_and_build.sh')
-    assert os.WEXITSTATUS(status) == 0
+    yield
 
-    return 0
+    # Remove local build directory when test is complete
+    shutil.rmtree('build')
 
-class SourceTestHarness(PyAPITestHarness):
-    # build the test geometry
-    def _build_inputs(self):
-        mats = openmc.Materials()
 
-        natural_lead = openmc.Material(1, "natural_lead")
-        natural_lead.add_element('Pb', 1,'ao')
-        natural_lead.set_density('g/cm3', 11.34)
-        mats.append(natural_lead)
+@pytest.fixture
+def model():
+    model = openmc.model.Model()
+    natural_lead = openmc.Material(name="natural_lead")
+    natural_lead.add_element('Pb', 1.0)
+    natural_lead.set_density('g/cm3', 11.34)
+    model.materials.append(natural_lead)
 
-        # surfaces
-        surface_sph1 = openmc.Sphere(r=100,boundary_type='vacuum') 
-        volume_sph1 = -surface_sph1 
-        
-        # cell
-        cell_1 = openmc.Cell(region=volume_sph1)
-        cell_1.fill = natural_lead #assigning a material to a cell
-        universe = openmc.Universe(cells=[cell_1]) #hint, this list will need to include the new cell
-        geom = openmc.Geometry(universe)
+    # geometry
+    surface_sph1 = openmc.Sphere(r=100, boundary_type='vacuum')
+    cell_1 = openmc.Cell(fill=natural_lead, region=-surface_sph1)
+    model.geometry = openmc.Geometry([cell_1])
 
-        # settings
-        sett = openmc.Settings()
-        batches = 10
-        sett.batches = batches
-        sett.inactive = 0
-        sett.particles = 1000
-        sett.particle = "neutron"
-        sett.run_mode = 'fixed source'
+    # settings
+    model.settings.batches = 10
+    model.settings.inactive = 0
+    model.settings.particles = 1000
+    model.settings.run_mode = 'fixed source'
 
-        #source
-        source = openmc.Source()
-        source.library = 'build/libsource.so'
-        sett.source = source
+    # custom source from shared library
+    source = openmc.Source()
+    source.library = 'build/libsource.so'
+    model.settings.source = source
 
-        # run
-        model = openmc.model.Model(geom,mats,sett)
-        model.export_to_xml()
-        return 
+    return model
 
-def test_dlopen_source():
-    compile_source()    
-    harness = SourceTestHarness('statepoint.10.h5')    
+
+def test_dlopen_source(compile_source, model):
+    harness = PyAPITestHarness('statepoint.10.h5', model)
     harness.main()