diff --git a/cmd/flux/testdata/trace/deployment.txt b/cmd/flux/testdata/trace/deployment.golden
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/flux/testdata/trace/deployment.txt
rename to cmd/flux/testdata/trace/deployment.golden
diff --git a/cmd/flux/testdata/trace/helmrelease.txt b/cmd/flux/testdata/trace/helmrelease.golden
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/flux/testdata/trace/helmrelease.txt
rename to cmd/flux/testdata/trace/helmrelease.golden
diff --git a/cmd/flux/trace_test.go b/cmd/flux/trace_test.go
index 8f16bd71..c7d92aa0 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/trace_test.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/trace_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestTraceDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := cmdTestCase{
 		args:            "trace podinfo -n podinfo --kind deployment --api-version=apps/v1",
 		testClusterMode: TestEnvClusterMode,
-		assert:          assertGoldenFile("testdata/trace/deployment.txt"),
+		assert:          assertGoldenFile("testdata/trace/deployment.golden"),
 		objectFile:      "testdata/trace/deployment.yaml",
 	}
 	cmd.runTestCmd(t)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestTraceHelmRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := cmdTestCase{
 		args:            "trace podinfo -n podinfo --kind HelmRelease --api-version=helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2beta1",
 		testClusterMode: TestEnvClusterMode,
-		assert:          assertGoldenFile("testdata/trace/helmrelease.txt"),
+		assert:          assertGoldenFile("testdata/trace/helmrelease.golden"),
 		objectFile:      "testdata/trace/helmrelease.yaml",
 	}
 	cmd.runTestCmd(t)