diff --git a/tests/churn-rsync.lua b/tests/churn-rsync.lua
index f55db42..cb1e168 100755
--- a/tests/churn-rsync.lua
+++ b/tests/churn-rsync.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 require("posix")
 dofile("tests/testlib.lua")
 
-local tdir, srcdir, trdir = mktemps()
+local tdir, srcdir, trgdir = mktemps()
 
 -- makes some startup data 
 churn(srcdir, 10)
diff --git a/tests/churn-rsyncssh.lua b/tests/churn-rsyncssh.lua
index d95d444..8d632e5 100755
--- a/tests/churn-rsyncssh.lua
+++ b/tests/churn-rsyncssh.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 require("posix")
 dofile("tests/testlib.lua")
 
-local tdir, srcdir, trdir = mktemps()
+local tdir, srcdir, trgdir = mktemps()
 
 -- makes some startup data 
 churn(srcdir, 10)