diff --git a/test/highlight/regions/display b/test/highlight/regions/display
index d3d970ba..48ffd082 100644
--- a/test/highlight/regions/display
+++ b/test/highlight/regions/display
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "white", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\"" }, { "face": { "fg": "green", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "abcdefgh\"" }, { "face": { "fg": "yellow", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " hehe " }, { "face": { "fg": "red", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "${ youhou{hihi} }" }, { "face": { "fg": "yellow", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\u000a" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "menu_hide", "params": [] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "info_hide", "params": [] }
-{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-test-highlight-regions]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
+{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "refresh", "params": [true] }
diff --git a/test/regression/638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket/display b/test/regression/638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket/display
index 52709995..a98ac64d 100644
--- a/test/regression/638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket/display
+++ b/test/regression/638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket/display
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "red", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "“" }, { "face": { "fg": "white", "bg": "blue", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "We" }, { "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "white", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "ought to scrape this planet clean of every living thing on it," }, { "face": { "fg": "red", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "”" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\u000a" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "menu_hide", "params": [] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "info_hide", "params": [] }
-{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:4 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-test-regression-638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
+{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:4 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "refresh", "params": [true] }
diff --git a/test/regression/638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket/patch b/test/regression/638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket/patch
index 9ebbce12..6098b991 100644
--- a/test/regression/638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket/patch
+++ b/test/regression/638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket/patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 +{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "red", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "“" }, { "face": { "fg": "white", "bg": "blue", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "We" }, { "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "white", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "ought to scrape this planet clean of every living thing on it," }, { "face": { "fg": "red", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "”" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\u000a" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
  { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "menu_hide", "params": [] }
  { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "info_hide", "params": [] }
--{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-test-regression-638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
-+{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:4 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-test-regression-638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
+-{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
++{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:4 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
  { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "refresh", "params": [true] }
 
diff --git a/test/run b/test/run
index 77a6c911..bdf03675 100755
--- a/test/run
+++ b/test/run
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ main() {
         write out
         quit!
       "
-      session="kak-test-$(printf '%s' "$dir" | sed -e 's+^\./++; s+/+-+g')"
+      session="kak-tests"
       rm -f /tmp/kakoune/$USER/$session
       ${test}/../src/kak out -n -s "$session" -ui json -e "$kak_commands" > display
       retval=$?