diff --git a/testing/car_did_repro_test.go b/testing/car_did_repro_test.go
index d56c6d6f..f2b0a0a5 100644
--- a/testing/car_did_repro_test.go
+++ b/testing/car_did_repro_test.go
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ func TestReproduceRepo(t *testing.T) {
 	//  http get localhost:2582/did:plc:dpg45vsnuir2vqqqadsn6afg > fakermaker.didDoc.json
 	//  http get localhost:2583/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getRepo did==did:plc:dpg45vsnuir2vqqqadsn6afg > fakermaker.repo.car
 
-	deepReproduceRepo(t, "test_files/greenground.repo.car", "test_files/greenground.didDoc.json")
-	deepReproduceRepo(t, "test_files/fakermaker.repo.car", "test_files/fakermaker.didDoc.json")
+	deepReproduceRepo(t, "testdata/greenground.repo.car", "testdata/greenground.didDoc.json")
+	deepReproduceRepo(t, "testdata/fakermaker.repo.car", "testdata/fakermaker.didDoc.json")
 
 	// XXX: currently failing
-	//deepReproduceRepo(t, "test_files/paul_staging.repo.car", "test_files/paul_staging.didDoc.json")
+	//deepReproduceRepo(t, "testdata/paul_staging.repo.car", "testdata/paul_staging.didDoc.json")
 }
diff --git a/testing/test_files/fakermaker.didDoc.json b/testing/testdata/fakermaker.didDoc.json
similarity index 100%
rename from testing/test_files/fakermaker.didDoc.json
rename to testing/testdata/fakermaker.didDoc.json
diff --git a/testing/test_files/fakermaker.repo.car b/testing/testdata/fakermaker.repo.car
similarity index 100%
rename from testing/test_files/fakermaker.repo.car
rename to testing/testdata/fakermaker.repo.car
diff --git a/testing/test_files/greenground.didDoc.json b/testing/testdata/greenground.didDoc.json
similarity index 100%
rename from testing/test_files/greenground.didDoc.json
rename to testing/testdata/greenground.didDoc.json
diff --git a/testing/test_files/greenground.repo.car b/testing/testdata/greenground.repo.car
similarity index 100%
rename from testing/test_files/greenground.repo.car
rename to testing/testdata/greenground.repo.car
diff --git a/testing/test_files/paul_staging.didDoc.json b/testing/testdata/paul_staging.didDoc.json
similarity index 100%
rename from testing/test_files/paul_staging.didDoc.json
rename to testing/testdata/paul_staging.didDoc.json
diff --git a/testing/test_files/paul_staging.repo.car b/testing/testdata/paul_staging.repo.car
similarity index 100%
rename from testing/test_files/paul_staging.repo.car
rename to testing/testdata/paul_staging.repo.car