diff --git a/test/bug.839.t b/test/bug.839.t
index 2efaa10b0..8964bd534 100755
--- a/test/bug.839.t
+++ b/test/bug.839.t
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ use Test::More tests => 2;
 delete $ENV{'TASKDATA'};
 delete $ENV{'TASKRC'};
 
+use File::Basename;
+my $ut = basename ($0);
+my $rc = $ut . '.rc';
+
 # Create the rc file.
-if (open my $fh, '>', 'bug.rc')
+if (open my $fh, '>', $rc)
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n";
   close $fh;
@@ -46,11 +50,11 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'pending.data')
   close $fh;
 }
 
-my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc list 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/One/, 'task listed');
-unlike ($output, qr/The recurrence value '1m' is not valid\./, 'recu:1m => no error');
+my $output = qx{../src/task rc:$rc list 2>&1};
+like   ($output, qr/One/,                                      "$ut: task listed");
+unlike ($output, qr/The recurrence value '1m' is not valid\./, "$ut: recu:1m => no error");
 
 # Cleanup.
-unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data bug.rc);
+unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data), $rc;
 exit 0;