diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/GitPlatformTest.java b/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/GitPlatformTest.java
index c78cc515b323..d74117ffda30 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/GitPlatformTest.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/GitPlatformTest.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public abstract class GitPlatformTest extends UsefulTestCase {
     super.setUp();
 
     try {
-      myProjectFixture = IdeaTestFixtureFactory.getFixtureFactory().createFixtureBuilder(getDirName()).getFixture();
+      myProjectFixture = IdeaTestFixtureFactory.getFixtureFactory().createFixtureBuilder(getTestName(true)).getFixture();
       myProjectFixture.setUp();
     }
     catch (Exception e) {
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ public abstract class GitPlatformTest extends UsefulTestCase {
     removeSilently();
   }
 
+  @Override
   @NotNull
-  public String getDirName() {
-    String name = getTestName(true);
+  public String getTestName(boolean lowercaseFirstLetter) {
+    String name = super.getTestName(lowercaseFirstLetter);
     name = name.trim().replace(' ', '_');
     if (name.length() > 50) {
       name = name.substring(0, 50);