diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 699405ee..9d225e49 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ process_mrl(st_waste *waste_head,
       fprintf(stderr, "while reading %s\n", mrl_file);
       clearerr(fp);
     }
-    close_file(fp, mrl_file, __func__);
+    close_file(&fp, mrl_file, __func__);
     // This fixes a coverity warning, and may be a good idea anyway, since the data read
     // by fread may not be null-terminated.
     contents[f_size] = '\0';
@@ -132,16 +132,16 @@ add_removal(st_removed *removals, const char *file)
 static void
 create_undo_file(st_removed *removals_head, const char *mrl_file)
 {
-  FILE *fd = fopen(mrl_file, "w");
-  if (fd)
+  FILE *fp = fopen(mrl_file, "w");
+  if (fp)
   {
     st_removed *st_removals_list = removals_head;
     while (st_removals_list != NULL)
     {
-      fprintf(fd, "%s\n", st_removals_list->file);
+      fprintf(fp, "%s\n", st_removals_list->file);
       st_removals_list = st_removals_list->next_node;
     }
-    close_file(fd, mrl_file, __func__);
+    close_file(&fp, mrl_file, __func__);
   }
   else
     open_err(mrl_file, __func__);
@@ -522,14 +522,14 @@ get_locations(const char *alt_config_file)
 
   if ((p_state = check_pathname_state(x.config_file)) == P_STATE_ENOENT)
   {
-    FILE *fd = fopen(x.config_file, "w");
-    if (fd)
+    FILE *fp = fopen(x.config_file, "w");
+    if (fp)
     {
       puts(_("Creating default configuration file:"));
       printf("  %s\n\n", x.config_file);
 
-      print_config(fd);
-      close_file(fd, x.config_file, __func__);
+      print_config(fp);
+      close_file(&fp, x.config_file, __func__);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/messages_rmw.c b/src/messages_rmw.c
index 5c296c33..43badfb8 100644
--- a/src/messages_rmw.c
+++ b/src/messages_rmw.c
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ function: <%s>\n\
  * @return an error number, 0 if no error
  */
 int
-close_file(FILE *file_ptr, const char *filename, const char *function_name)
+close_file(FILE **fp, const char *filename, const char *function_name)
 {
-  if (file_ptr == NULL)
+  if (*fp == NULL)
     return -1;
 
-  if (fclose(file_ptr) != EOF)
+  if (fclose(*fp) != EOF)
     return 0;
   else
   {
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ function: <%s>\n\
   }
 }
 
+
 void
 display_dot_trashinfo_error(const char *dti)
 {
diff --git a/src/messages_rmw.h b/src/messages_rmw.h
index 909ffd79..c78f91a6 100644
--- a/src/messages_rmw.h
+++ b/src/messages_rmw.h
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ void print_msg_warn(void);
 
 void open_err(const char *filename, const char *function_name);
 
-int
-close_file(FILE * file_ptr, const char *filename, const char *function_name);
+int close_file(FILE **fp, const char *filename, const char *function_name);
 
 void display_dot_trashinfo_error(const char *dti);
 
diff --git a/src/purging_rmw.c b/src/purging_rmw.c
index cce49939..8f5f2efe 100644
--- a/src/purging_rmw.c
+++ b/src/purging_rmw.c
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ is_time_to_purge(st_time *st_time_var, const char *file)
       print_msg_error();
       printf("while getting line from %s\n", file);
       perror(__func__);
-      close_file(fp, file, __func__);
+      close_file(&fp, file, __func__);
       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
     trim_whitespace(time_prev);
-    close_file(fp, file, __func__);
+    close_file(&fp, file, __func__);
 
     if ((st_time_var->now - atoi(time_prev)) < SECONDS_IN_A_DAY)
       return false;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ is_time_to_purge(st_time *st_time_var, const char *file)
   if (fp)
   {
     fprintf(fp, "%ld\n", st_time_var->now);
-    close_file(fp, file, __func__);
+    close_file(&fp, file, __func__);
 
     /*
      * if this is the first time the file got created, it's very likely
diff --git a/src/restore_rmw.c b/src/restore_rmw.c
index fa938ff8..66016477 100644
--- a/src/restore_rmw.c
+++ b/src/restore_rmw.c
@@ -528,11 +528,11 @@ undo_last_rmw(st_time *st_time_var, const char *mrl_file, const
   {
     if (cli_user_options->want_dry_run == false)
     {
-      FILE *fd = fopen(mrl_file, "w");
-      if (fd != NULL)
+      FILE *fp = fopen(mrl_file, "w");
+      if (fp != NULL)
       {
-        fprintf(fd, "%s", mrl_is_empty);
-        close_file(fd, mrl_file, __func__);
+        fprintf(fp, "%s", mrl_is_empty);
+        close_file(&fp, mrl_file, __func__);
       }
       else
         open_err(mrl_file, __func__);
diff --git a/src/trashinfo_rmw.c b/src/trashinfo_rmw.c
index 61d967b7..c16e20c1 100644
--- a/src/trashinfo_rmw.c
+++ b/src/trashinfo_rmw.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ create_trashinfo(rmw_target *st_f_props, st_waste *waste_curr,
      **/
     char *escaped_path = escape_url(st_f_props->real_path);
     if (escaped_path == NULL)
-      return close_file(fp, final_info_dest, __func__);
+      return close_file(&fp, final_info_dest, __func__);
 
     char *escaped_path_ptr = escaped_path;
     if (waste_curr->media_root != NULL)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ create_trashinfo(rmw_target *st_f_props, st_waste *waste_curr,
     fprintf(fp, "%s%s\n", st_trashinfo_template[TI_DATE_LINE].str,
             st_time_var->deletion_date);
 
-    return close_file(fp, final_info_dest, __func__);
+    return close_file(&fp, final_info_dest, __func__);
   }
   else
   {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ parse_trashinfo_file(const char *file, const char *req_value)
       }
       line_no++;
     }
-    close_file(fp, file, __func__);
+    close_file(&fp, file, __func__);
 
     if (res && line_no == TI_LINE_COUNT)
       return trashinfo_field.value;
diff --git a/test/test_restore.sh b/test/test_restore.sh
index 15451c4b..be9b5122 100755
--- a/test/test_restore.sh
+++ b/test/test_restore.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ fi
 # /dev/sda7 on /mnt/sda7 type ext4 (rw,relatime)
 # /dev/sda7 on /home/andy/src type ext4 (rw,relatime)
 
-if test -d /mnt/e2f95a91; then
+if test -d /mnt/918375c2; then
   test_file="media_root_test"
   PREV_RMW_FAKE_HOME=${RMW_FAKE_HOME}
   # needs to be unset so rmw will use $HOME instead