diff --git a/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py b/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
index a54df25..69c04a2 100644
--- a/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
+++ b/britney2/policies/autopkgtest.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
         # tests requested in this and previous runs
         # trigger -> src -> [arch]
         self.pending_tests = None
-        self.pending_tests_file = os.path.join(self.options.state_dir, 'autopkgtest-pending.json')
+        self.pending_tests_file = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'autopkgtest-pending.json')
 
         # results map: trigger -> src -> arch -> [passed, version, run_id]
         # - trigger is "source/version" of an unstable package that triggered
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
         if self.options.adt_shared_results_cache:
             self.results_cache_file = self.options.adt_shared_results_cache
         else:
-            self.results_cache_file = os.path.join(self.options.state_dir, 'autopkgtest-results.cache')
+            self.results_cache_file = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'autopkgtest-results.cache')
 
         try:
             self.options.adt_ppas = self.options.adt_ppas.strip().split()
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class AutopkgtestPolicy(BasePolicy):
 
     def initialise(self, britney):
         super().initialise(britney)
-        os.makedirs(self.options.state_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        os.makedirs(self.state_dir, exist_ok=True)
         self.read_pending_tests()
 
         if not hasattr(self.options, 'adt_baseline'):
diff --git a/britney2/policies/policy.py b/britney2/policies/policy.py
index 986c5b1..a35ef18 100644
--- a/britney2/policies/policy.py
+++ b/britney2/policies/policy.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class BasePolicy(object):
         logger_name = ".".join((self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__))
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(logger_name)
 
+    @property
+    def state_dir(self):
+        return self.options.state_dir
+
     def register_hints(self, hint_parser):  # pragma: no cover
         """Register new hints that this policy accepts
 
@@ -299,7 +303,7 @@ class AgePolicy(BasePolicy):
         fallback_filename = os.path.join(self.suite_info.target_suite.path, 'Dates')
         using_new_name = False
         try:
-            filename = os.path.join(self.options.state_dir, 'age-policy-dates')
+            filename = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'age-policy-dates')
             if not os.path.exists(filename) and os.path.exists(fallback_filename):
                 filename = fallback_filename
             else:
@@ -337,7 +341,7 @@ class AgePolicy(BasePolicy):
         min_days_default = self._min_days_default
         fallback_filename = os.path.join(self.suite_info.target_suite.path, 'Urgency')
         try:
-            filename = os.path.join(self.options.state_dir, 'age-policy-urgencies')
+            filename = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'age-policy-urgencies')
             if not os.path.exists(filename) and os.path.exists(fallback_filename):
                 filename = fallback_filename
         except AttributeError:
@@ -381,7 +385,7 @@ class AgePolicy(BasePolicy):
     def _write_dates_file(self):
         dates = self._dates
         try:
-            directory = self.options.state_dir
+            directory = self.state_dir
             basename = 'age-policy-dates'
             old_file = os.path.join(self.suite_info.target_suite.path, 'Dates')
         except AttributeError:
@@ -433,8 +437,8 @@ class RCBugPolicy(BasePolicy):
         fallback_unstable = os.path.join(source_suite.path, 'BugsV')
         fallback_testing = os.path.join(target_suite.path, 'BugsV')
         try:
-            filename_unstable = os.path.join(self.options.state_dir, 'rc-bugs-%s' % source_suite.name)
-            filename_testing = os.path.join(self.options.state_dir, 'rc-bugs-%s' % target_suite.name)
+            filename_unstable = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'rc-bugs-%s' % source_suite.name)
+            filename_testing = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'rc-bugs-%s' % target_suite.name)
             if not os.path.exists(filename_unstable) and not os.path.exists(filename_testing) and \
                os.path.exists(fallback_unstable) and os.path.exists(fallback_testing):
                 filename_unstable = fallback_unstable
@@ -560,8 +564,8 @@ class PiupartsPolicy(BasePolicy):
         source_suite = self.suite_info.primary_source_suite
         target_suite = self.suite_info.target_suite
         try:
-            filename_unstable = os.path.join(self.options.state_dir, 'piuparts-summary-%s.json' % source_suite.name)
-            filename_testing = os.path.join(self.options.state_dir, 'piuparts-summary-%s.json' % target_suite.name)
+            filename_unstable = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'piuparts-summary-%s.json' % source_suite.name)
+            filename_testing = os.path.join(self.state_dir, 'piuparts-summary-%s.json' % target_suite.name)
         except AttributeError as e:  # pragma: no cover
             raise RuntimeError("Please set STATE_DIR in the britney configuration") from e
         self._piuparts['source'] = self._read_piuparts_summary(filename_unstable, keep_url=True)