diff --git a/test/lib/blobfs/Makefile b/test/lib/blobfs/Makefile
index bd801aa2b..c0a1ed9a3 100644
--- a/test/lib/blobfs/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/blobfs/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
-DIRS-y = blobfs_ut cache_ut mkfs
+DIRS-y = blobfs_async_ut blobfs_sync_ut mkfs
 
 # TODO: do not check a hardcoded path here
 ifneq (,$(wildcard /usr/local/include/fuse3))
diff --git a/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/.gitignore b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aea3b021d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+blobfs_async_ut
diff --git a/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_ut/Makefile b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/Makefile
similarity index 97%
rename from test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_ut/Makefile
rename to test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/Makefile
index 8b265d553..934b907ad 100644
--- a/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_ut/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/Makefile
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../../../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.app.mk
 
-APP = blobfs_ut
+APP = blobfs_async_ut
 
-C_SRCS := blobfs_ut.c
+C_SRCS := blobfs_async_ut.c
 CFLAGS += -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/blobfs -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/blob
 CFLAGS += -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/test
 
diff --git a/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_ut/blobfs_ut.c b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/blobfs_async_ut.c
similarity index 99%
rename from test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_ut/blobfs_ut.c
rename to test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/blobfs_async_ut.c
index 03e07c1b0..1d03b503c 100644
--- a/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_ut/blobfs_ut.c
+++ b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/blobfs_async_ut.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return CU_get_error();
 	}
 
-	suite = CU_add_suite("blobfs", NULL, NULL);
+	suite = CU_add_suite("blobfs_async_ut", NULL, NULL);
 	if (suite == NULL) {
 		CU_cleanup_registry();
 		return CU_get_error();
diff --git a/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/.gitignore b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93ef643ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+blobfs_sync_ut
diff --git a/test/lib/blobfs/cache_ut/Makefile b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/Makefile
similarity index 97%
rename from test/lib/blobfs/cache_ut/Makefile
rename to test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/Makefile
index 7dab97add..23442706f 100644
--- a/test/lib/blobfs/cache_ut/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/Makefile
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../../../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.app.mk
 
-APP = cache_ut
+APP = blobfs_sync_ut
 
-C_SRCS := cache_ut.c
+C_SRCS := blobfs_sync_ut.c
 CFLAGS += -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/blobfs -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/blob
 CFLAGS += -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/test
 
diff --git a/test/lib/blobfs/cache_ut/cache_ut.c b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/blobfs_sync_ut.c
similarity index 99%
rename from test/lib/blobfs/cache_ut/cache_ut.c
rename to test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/blobfs_sync_ut.c
index 09a4749c1..a361c17d2 100644
--- a/test/lib/blobfs/cache_ut/cache_ut.c
+++ b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/blobfs_sync_ut.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return CU_get_error();
 	}
 
-	suite = CU_add_suite("cache_ut", NULL, NULL);
+	suite = CU_add_suite("blobfs_sync_ut", NULL, NULL);
 	if (suite == NULL) {
 		CU_cleanup_registry();
 		return CU_get_error();
diff --git a/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_ut/.gitignore b/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_ut/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a7e1261e..000000000
--- a/test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_ut/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-blobfs_ut
diff --git a/test/lib/blobfs/cache_ut/.gitignore b/test/lib/blobfs/cache_ut/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 32d6e308d..000000000
--- a/test/lib/blobfs/cache_ut/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-cache_ut
diff --git a/unittest.sh b/unittest.sh
index aa3428b4d..81b27227b 100755
--- a/unittest.sh
+++ b/unittest.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ set -xe
 
 $valgrind test/lib/blob/blob_ut/blob_ut
 
-$valgrind test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_ut/blobfs_ut
-# cache_ut hangs when run under valgrind, so don't use $valgrind
-test/lib/blobfs/cache_ut/cache_ut
+$valgrind test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/blobfs_async_ut
+# blobfs_sync_ut hangs when run under valgrind, so don't use $valgrind
+test/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/blobfs_sync_ut
 
 $valgrind test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_c/nvme_ut
 $valgrind test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_ctrlr_c/nvme_ctrlr_ut