diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 add_subdirectory( ksgrd )
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
-    add_subdirectory( tests )
+    add_subdirectory( autotests )
 endif()
 
 # add clang-format target for all our real source files
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
rename from tests/CMakeLists.txt
rename to autotests/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/tests/chronotest.h b/autotests/chronotest.h
rename from tests/chronotest.h
rename to autotests/chronotest.h
diff --git a/tests/chronotest.cpp b/autotests/chronotest.cpp
rename from tests/chronotest.cpp
rename to autotests/chronotest.cpp
diff --git a/tests/graphicssignalplotterbenchmark.h b/autotests/graphicssignalplotterbenchmark.h
rename from tests/graphicssignalplotterbenchmark.h
rename to autotests/graphicssignalplotterbenchmark.h
diff --git a/tests/graphicssignalplotterbenchmark.cpp b/autotests/graphicssignalplotterbenchmark.cpp
rename from tests/graphicssignalplotterbenchmark.cpp
rename to autotests/graphicssignalplotterbenchmark.cpp
diff --git a/tests/guitest.h b/autotests/guitest.h
rename from tests/guitest.h
rename to autotests/guitest.h
diff --git a/tests/guitest.cpp b/autotests/guitest.cpp
rename from tests/guitest.cpp
rename to autotests/guitest.cpp
diff --git a/tests/ksysguarddtest.h b/autotests/ksysguarddtest.h
rename from tests/ksysguarddtest.h
rename to autotests/ksysguarddtest.h
diff --git a/tests/ksysguarddtest.cpp b/autotests/ksysguarddtest.cpp
rename from tests/ksysguarddtest.cpp
rename to autotests/ksysguarddtest.cpp
diff --git a/tests/processtest.h b/autotests/processtest.h
rename from tests/processtest.h
rename to autotests/processtest.h
diff --git a/tests/processtest.cpp b/autotests/processtest.cpp
rename from tests/processtest.cpp
rename to autotests/processtest.cpp
diff --git a/tests/signalplotterbenchmark.h b/autotests/signalplotterbenchmark.h
rename from tests/signalplotterbenchmark.h
rename to autotests/signalplotterbenchmark.h
diff --git a/tests/signalplotterbenchmark.cpp b/autotests/signalplotterbenchmark.cpp
rename from tests/signalplotterbenchmark.cpp
rename to autotests/signalplotterbenchmark.cpp
diff --git a/tests/signalplottertest.h b/autotests/signalplottertest.h
rename from tests/signalplottertest.h
rename to autotests/signalplottertest.h
diff --git a/tests/signalplottertest.cpp b/autotests/signalplottertest.cpp
rename from tests/signalplottertest.cpp
rename to autotests/signalplottertest.cpp