diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/image-fleecing b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/image-fleecing
index 961941bb27..ec4ef5f3f6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/image-fleecing
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/image-fleecing
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ with iotests.FilePath('base.img') as base_img_path, \
     log('')
 
     src_node = 'source'
+    tmp_node = 'temp'
     vm.add_blockdev(f'driver={iotests.imgfmt},file.driver=file,'
                     f'file.filename={base_img_path},node-name={src_node}')
     vm.add_device('virtio-scsi')
@@ -82,12 +83,11 @@ with iotests.FilePath('base.img') as base_img_path, \
     log('--- Setting up Fleecing Graph ---')
     log('')
 
-    tgt_node = 'fleeceNode'
 
-    # create tgt_node backed by src_node
+    # create tmp_node backed by src_node
     log(vm.qmp('blockdev-add', {
         'driver': 'qcow2',
-        'node-name': tgt_node,
+        'node-name': tmp_node,
         'file': {
             'driver': 'file',
             'filename': fleece_img_path,
@@ -99,19 +99,19 @@ with iotests.FilePath('base.img') as base_img_path, \
     log(vm.qmp('blockdev-backup',
                job_id='fleecing',
                device=src_node,
-               target=tgt_node,
+               target=tmp_node,
                sync='none'))
 
     log('')
     log('--- Setting up NBD Export ---')
     log('')
 
-    nbd_uri = 'nbd+unix:///%s?socket=%s' % (tgt_node, nbd_sock_path)
+    nbd_uri = 'nbd+unix:///%s?socket=%s' % (tmp_node, nbd_sock_path)
     log(vm.qmp('nbd-server-start',
                {'addr': { 'type': 'unix',
                           'data': { 'path': nbd_sock_path } } }))
 
-    log(vm.qmp('nbd-server-add', device=tgt_node))
+    log(vm.qmp('nbd-server-add', device=tmp_node))
 
     log('')
     log('--- Sanity Check ---')
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ with iotests.FilePath('base.img') as base_img_path, \
     assert e is not None
     log(e, filters=[iotests.filter_qmp_event])
     log(vm.qmp('nbd-server-stop'))
-    log(vm.qmp('blockdev-del', node_name=tgt_node))
+    log(vm.qmp('blockdev-del', node_name=tmp_node))
     vm.shutdown()
 
     log('')