diff --git a/ci/test_cpp.sh b/ci/test_cpp.sh
index e6d586d7b0..8220e167df 100644
--- a/ci/test_cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/test_cpp.sh
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ mkdir -p /opt/src/vt-tv/output/
 
 # run tests (allow failure but generate report to analyze failures later in CI)
 ctest --output-junit Testing/Temporary/junit-report.xml --output-on-failure || true
-
-# collect test logs for exporting
 mkdir -p /tmp/artifacts/
+
+# add artifact: LastTest.log
 cp /opt/build/vt-tv/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log /tmp/artifacts/ || true
 cp /opt/build/vt-tv/Testing/Temporary/junit-report.xml /tmp/artifacts/ || true
 # output LastTest.log to screen
 cat /opt/build/vt-tv/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log
 
-# output PNG images from the test_render tests
-[ -f "/opt/src/vt-tv/output/test-render/test_vt_tv0.png" ] && cp "/opt/src/vt-tv/output/test-render/test_vt_tv0.png"  /tmp/artifacts/
-[ -f "/opt/src/vt-tv/output/test-render/ccm_example0.png" ] && cp "/opt/src/vt-tv/output/test-render/ccm_example0.png"  /tmp/artifacts/
+# add artifacts:  PNG images from the test_parse_render tests
+[ -f "/opt/src/vt-tv/output/tests/test_vt_tv0.png" ] && cp "/opt/src/vt-tv/output/tests/test_vt_tv0.png"  /tmp/artifacts/
+[ -f "/opt/src/vt-tv/output/tests/ccm_example0.png" ] && cp "/opt/src/vt-tv/output/tests/ccm_example0.png"  /tmp/artifacts/
 
 # coverage reporting
 if [[ $VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED == "ON" ]]; then
@@ -34,10 +34,13 @@ if [[ $VT_TV_COVERAGE_ENABLED == "ON" ]]; then
     lcov --list lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info
     # add simple coverage artifact
     lcov --list lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info > lcov-list-report.txt
+
+    # add artifacts: coverage list
     cp lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info /tmp/artifacts/
     cp /opt/src/vt-tv/output/lcov-list-report.txt /tmp/artifacts/
 
-    # extract total coverage (Lines) for later use in a badge in the CI
+    # add artifacts: coverage total (percentage / lines)
+    # might be useful for later badging
     LCOV_SUMMARY=$(lcov --summary lcov_vt-tv_test_no_deps.info)
     LCOV_TOTAL_LINES_COV=$(echo $LCOV_SUMMARY | grep -E -o 'lines......: ([0-9.]+)*' | grep -o -E '[0-9]+.[0-9]+')
     echo $LCOV_TOTAL_LINES_COV > lcov-lines-total.txt
diff --git a/tests/unit/render/test_render.cc b/tests/unit/render/test_render.cc
index 3b187a8abd..5900abfe4b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/render/test_render.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/render/test_render.cc
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ class RenderTest :public ::testing::TestWithParam<std::string> {
     // Make the output directory for these tests
     std::filesystem::create_directory(fmt::format("{}/output", SRC_DIR));
     std::filesystem::create_directory(fmt::format("{}/output/tests", SRC_DIR));
-    std::filesystem::create_directory(fmt::format("{}/output/test_render", SRC_DIR));
+    std::filesystem::create_directory(fmt::format("{}/output/tests/render", SRC_DIR));
   }
 
   protected:
     Render createRender(YAML::Node config, Info info, std::string &output_dir) {
       // change output directory to use specific one for these tests
-      output_dir = "output/test_render";
+      output_dir = "output/tests/render";
 
       std::filesystem::path output_path(output_dir);
       if (output_path.is_relative()) {