diff --git a/tests/data/test130 b/tests/data/test130
index fbcf5251b..dcc46fc8f 100644
--- a/tests/data/test130
+++ b/tests/data/test130
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ ftp
 FTP (optional .netrc; no user/pass) dir list PASV
  </name>
  <command>
---netrc-optional --netrc-file log/netrc ftp://%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/
+--netrc-optional --netrc-file log/netrc130 ftp://%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/
 </command>
-<file name="log/netrc" >
+<file name="log/netrc130" >
 # the following two lines were created while testing curl
 machine %HOSTIP login user1 password passwd1
 machine %HOSTIP login user2 password passwd2
diff --git a/tests/data/test1304 b/tests/data/test1304
index f438a6929..d518de9e4 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1304
+++ b/tests/data/test1304
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ netrc parsing unit tests
 <tool>
 unit1304
 </tool>
-<file name="log/netrc">
+<file name="log/netrc1304">
 machine example.com login admin password passwd
 machine curl.example.com login none password none
 </file>
diff --git a/tests/data/test131 b/tests/data/test131
index ad7f9e22a..86501c627 100644
--- a/tests/data/test131
+++ b/tests/data/test131
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ ftp
 FTP (optional .netrc; user/no pass) dir list PASV
  </name>
  <command>
---netrc-optional --netrc-file log/netrc ftp://user2@%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/
+--netrc-optional --netrc-file log/netrc131 ftp://user2@%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/
 </command>
-<file name="log/netrc" >
+<file name="log/netrc131" >
 # the following two lines were created while testing curl
 machine %HOSTIP login user1 password passwd1
 machine %HOSTIP login user2 password passwd2
diff --git a/tests/data/test132 b/tests/data/test132
index 8d9e3ed60..ed96953bb 100644
--- a/tests/data/test132
+++ b/tests/data/test132
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ ftp
 FTP (optional .netrc; user/passwd supplied) dir list PASV
  </name>
  <command>
---netrc-optional --netrc-file log/netrc ftp://mary:mark@%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/
+--netrc-optional --netrc-file log/netrc132 ftp://mary:mark@%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/
 </command>
-<file name="log/netrc" >
+<file name="log/netrc132" >
 # the following two lines were created while testing curl
 machine %HOSTIP login user1 password passwd1
 machine %HOSTIP login user2 password passwd2
diff --git a/tests/data/test133 b/tests/data/test133
index a15cfc371..085092d01 100644
--- a/tests/data/test133
+++ b/tests/data/test133
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ ftp
 FTP (compulsory .netrc; ignored user/passwd) dir list PASV
  </name>
  <command>
--n --netrc-file log/netrc ftp://mary:mark@%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/
+-n --netrc-file log/netrc133 ftp://mary:mark@%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/
 </command>
-<file name="log/netrc" >
+<file name="log/netrc133" >
 # the following two lines were created while testing curl
 machine %HOSTIP login user1 password passwd1
 machine %HOSTIP login user2 password passwd2
diff --git a/tests/data/test134 b/tests/data/test134
index 83035849e..8a3ba6204 100644
--- a/tests/data/test134
+++ b/tests/data/test134
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ ftp
 FTP (optional .netrc; programmatic user/passwd) dir list PASV
  </name>
  <command>
---netrc-optional --netrc-file log/netrc -u romulus:rhemus ftp://mary:mark@%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/
+--netrc-optional --netrc-file log/netrc134 -u romulus:rhemus ftp://mary:mark@%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/
 </command>
-<file name="log/netrc" >
+<file name="log/netrc134" >
 # the following two lines were created while testing curl
 machine %HOSTIP login user1 password passwd1
 machine %HOSTIP login user2 password passwd2
diff --git a/tests/data/test257 b/tests/data/test257
index cc3b7f00a..45642d571 100644
--- a/tests/data/test257
+++ b/tests/data/test257
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ http
 HTTP Location: following with --netrc-optional
  </name>
  <command>
-http://supersite.com/want/257 -L -x http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT --netrc-optional --netrc-file log/netrc
+http://supersite.com/want/257 -L -x http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT --netrc-optional --netrc-file log/netrc257
 </command>
 
 # netrc auth for two out of three sites:
-<file name="log/netrc">
+<file name="log/netrc257">
 machine supersite.com login user1 password passwd1
 machine anotherone.com login user2 password passwd2
 </file>
diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index 773e5652a..db5023960 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -4280,6 +4280,9 @@ sub displaylogs {
         if(($log =~ /^file\d+\.txt/) && ($log !~ /^file$testnum\.txt/)) {
             next; # skip fileNnn.txt of other tests
         }
+        if(($log =~ /^netrc\d+/) && ($log !~ /^netrc$testnum/)) {
+            next; # skip netrcNnn of other tests
+        }
         if(($log =~ /^valgrind\d+/) && ($log !~ /^valgrind$testnum(\..*|)$/)) {
             next; # skip valgrindNnn of other tests
         }
diff --git a/tests/unit/unit1304.c b/tests/unit/unit1304.c
index 7b2985c58..8ddd8caee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unit1304.c
+++ b/tests/unit/unit1304.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void unit_stop(void)
 UNITTEST_START
   int result;
 
-  static const char* filename1 = "log/netrc";
+  static const char* filename1 = "log/netrc1304";
   memcpy(filename, filename1, strlen(filename1));
 
   /*