diff --git a/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/pyunit_resource_specialization.py b/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/pyunit_resource_specialization.py
index f2088db8ef..93b83019b9 100644
--- a/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/pyunit_resource_specialization.py
+++ b/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/pyunit_resource_specialization.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class ResourceSpecializationSuite(unittest.TestCase):
         Looppoint JSON file."""
 
         resource = obtain_resource(
-            resource_id="looppoint-json-restore-resource-region-1",
+            resource_id="looppoint-json-restore-resource-region-1-example",
             resource_directory=self.get_resource_dir(),
             resource_version="1.0.0",
             gem5_version="develop",
diff --git a/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/pyunit_workload_checks.py b/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/pyunit_workload_checks.py
index b59e09d4fe..b374e7a8d3 100644
--- a/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/pyunit_workload_checks.py
+++ b/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/pyunit_workload_checks.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class CustomWorkloadTestSuite(unittest.TestCase):
             function="set_se_binary_workload",
             parameters={
                 "binary": obtain_resource(
-                    "x86-hello64-static", gem5_version="develop"
+                    "x86-hello64-static-example", gem5_version="develop"
                 ),
                 "arguments": ["hello", 6],
             },
diff --git a/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/refs/resource-specialization.json b/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/refs/resource-specialization.json
index 414bf73b11..9a92204765 100644
--- a/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/refs/resource-specialization.json
+++ b/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/refs/resource-specialization.json
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
         "id": "disk-image-example",
         "description": "disk-image documentation.",
         "architecture": "X86",
-        "is_zipped": true,
-        "md5sum": "90e363abf0ddf22eefa2c7c5c9391c49",
-        "url": "http://dist.gem5.org/dist/develop/images/x86/ubuntu-18-04/x86-ubuntu.img.gz",
+        "is_zipped": false,
+        "md5sum": "71b2cb004fe2cda4556f0b1a38638af6",
+        "url": "http://dist.gem5.org/dist/develop/test-progs/hello/bin/arm/linux/hello64-static",
         "source": "src/x86-ubuntu",
         "root_partition": "1",
         "resource_version": "1.0.0",
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
         "description": "checkpoint-example documentation.",
         "architecture": "RISCV",
         "is_zipped": false,
-        "md5sum": "3a57c1bb1077176c4587b8a3bf4f8ace",
         "source": null,
         "is_tar_archive": true,
+        "md5sum": "3a57c1bb1077176c4587b8a3bf4f8ace",
         "url": "http://dist.gem5.org/dist/develop/checkpoints/riscv-hello-example-checkpoint.tar",
         "resource_version": "1.0.0",
         "gem5_versions": [
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
         "id": "file-example",
         "description": null,
         "is_zipped": false,
-        "md5sum": "2efd144c11829ab18d54eae6371e120a",
-        "url": "http://dist.gem5.org/dist/develop/checkpoints/riscv-hello-example-checkpoint.tar",
+        "md5sum": "71b2cb004fe2cda4556f0b1a38638af6",
+        "url": "http://dist.gem5.org/dist/develop/test-progs/hello/bin/arm/linux/hello64-static",
         "source": null,
         "resource_version": "1.0.0",
         "gem5_versions": [
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@
         "category": "directory",
         "id": "directory-example",
         "description": "directory-example documentation.",
-        "is_zipped": false,
-        "md5sum": "3a57c1bb1077176c4587b8a3bf4f8ace",
         "source": null,
+        "is_zipped": false,
         "is_tar_archive": true,
+        "md5sum": "3a57c1bb1077176c4587b8a3bf4f8ace",
         "url": "http://dist.gem5.org/dist/develop/checkpoints/riscv-hello-example-checkpoint.tar",
         "resource_version": "1.0.0",
         "gem5_versions": [
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
     },
     {
         "category": "looppoint-json",
-        "id": "looppoint-json-restore-resource-region-1",
+        "id": "looppoint-json-restore-resource-region-1-example",
         "description": "A looppoint json file resource.",
         "is_zipped": false,
         "region_id": "1",
diff --git a/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/refs/workload-checks.json b/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/refs/workload-checks.json
index dcb8577619..bf954059c5 100644
--- a/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/refs/workload-checks.json
+++ b/tests/pyunit/stdlib/resources/refs/workload-checks.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [
     {
         "category": "kernel",
-        "id": "x86-linux-kernel-5.2.3",
+        "id": "x86-linux-kernel-5.2.3-example",
         "description": "The linux kernel (v5.2.3), compiled to X86.",
         "architecture": "X86",
         "is_zipped": false,
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
     },
     {
         "category": "disk-image",
-        "id": "x86-ubuntu-18.04-img",
+        "id": "x86-ubuntu-18.04-img-example",
         "description": "A disk image containing Ubuntu 18.04 for x86..",
         "architecture": "X86",
-        "is_zipped": true,
-        "md5sum": "90e363abf0ddf22eefa2c7c5c9391c49",
-        "url": "http://dist.gem5.org/dist/develop/images/x86/ubuntu-18-04/x86-ubuntu.img.gz",
+        "is_zipped": false,
+        "md5sum": "dbf120338b37153e3334603970cebd8c",
+        "url": "http://dist.gem5.org/dist/develop/test-progs/hello/bin/x86/linux/hello64-static",
         "source": "src/x86-ubuntu",
         "root_partition": "1",
         "resource_version": "1.0.0",
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
         "description": "Description of workload here",
         "function": "set_kernel_disk_workload",
         "resources": {
-            "kernel": "x86-linux-kernel-5.2.3",
-            "disk-image": "x86-ubuntu-18.04-img"
+            "kernel": "x86-linux-kernel-5.2.3-example",
+            "disk-image": "x86-ubuntu-18.04-img-example"
         },
         "additional_params": {
             "readfile_contents": "echo 'Boot successful'; m5 exit"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     },
     {
         "category": "binary",
-        "id": "x86-hello64-static",
+        "id": "x86-hello64-static-example",
         "description": "A 'Hello World!' binary.",
         "architecture": "X86",
         "is_zipped": false,