diff --git a/pkg/kyverno/test/test_command.go b/pkg/kyverno/test/test_command.go
index 1272b2f44c..865f07f80d 100644
--- a/pkg/kyverno/test/test_command.go
+++ b/pkg/kyverno/test/test_command.go
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ func testCommandExecute(dirPath []string, fileName string, gitBranch string, tes
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if strings.Contains(file.Name(), fileName) || strings.Contains(file.Name(), "test.yaml") {
+			if file.Name() == fileName || file.Name() == "test.yaml" {
 				testYamlCount++
-				if strings.Contains(file.Name(), "test.yaml") {
+				if file.Name() == "test.yaml" {
 					testYamlNameCount++
 				}
 				policyresoucePath := strings.Trim(yamlFilePath, fileName)
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func getLocalDirTestFiles(fs billy.Filesystem, path, fileName string, rc *result
 			getLocalDirTestFiles(fs, filepath.Join(path, file.Name()), fileName, rc, testFiles, deprecatedFiles, openAPIController, tf)
 			continue
 		}
-		if strings.Contains(file.Name(), fileName) || strings.Contains(file.Name(), "test.yaml") {
+		if file.Name() == fileName || file.Name() == "test.yaml" {
 			*testFiles++
 			if strings.Compare(file.Name(), "test.yaml") == 0 {
 				*deprecatedFiles++