diff --git a/apps/cpu/Applications.cmake b/apps/cpu/Applications.cmake
index 4baa53860f20cc7fa6239b115fdfaaf9ce20d6c1..3517b53324c4d3daf7c5f65cfc67cbe32a721617 100644
--- a/apps/cpu/Applications.cmake
+++ b/apps/cpu/Applications.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
-add_subdirectory(${APPS_ROOT_CPU}/LidDrivenCavity)
+add_subdirectory(${APPS_ROOT_CPU}/LidDrivenCavityCPU)
 
diff --git a/apps/cpu/LidDrivenCavity/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/cpu/LidDrivenCavityCPU/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 80%
rename from apps/cpu/LidDrivenCavity/CMakeLists.txt
rename to apps/cpu/LidDrivenCavityCPU/CMakeLists.txt
index 2afa5ee83ada573e3e31a89a33386d593a5bc261..fddac82db3aaa36e2f720ae27fa4a2f67d2855d8 100644
--- a/apps/cpu/LidDrivenCavity/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/cpu/LidDrivenCavityCPU/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 
-PROJECT(LidDrivenCavity)
+PROJECT(LidDrivenCavityCPU)
 
 vf_add_library(NAME LidDrivenCavityCPU BUILDTYPE binary PRIVATE_LINK VirtualFluidsCore FILES LidDrivenCavity.cpp)
diff --git a/apps/cpu/LidDrivenCavity/LidDrivenCavity.cpp b/apps/cpu/LidDrivenCavityCPU/LidDrivenCavity.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/cpu/LidDrivenCavity/LidDrivenCavity.cpp
rename to apps/cpu/LidDrivenCavityCPU/LidDrivenCavity.cpp
diff --git a/apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavity/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavityGPU/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 83%
rename from apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavity/CMakeLists.txt
rename to apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavityGPU/CMakeLists.txt
index 108ab3c676e1abf2466f0b7ca61dce2df7eee792..daeb44c7d8df20effd69af15bc956f156d8c649e 100644
--- a/apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavity/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavityGPU/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 
-PROJECT(LidDrivenCavity)
+PROJECT(LidDrivenCavityGPU)
 
 
 vf_add_library(BUILDTYPE binary PRIVATE_LINK basics GridGenerator VirtualFluids_GPU GksMeshAdapter GksGpu FILES LidDrivenCavity.cpp)
diff --git a/apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavity/LidDrivenCavity.cpp b/apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavityGPU/LidDrivenCavity.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavity/LidDrivenCavity.cpp
rename to apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavityGPU/LidDrivenCavity.cpp
diff --git a/gpu.cmake b/gpu.cmake
index df9753b6ac2c49ac96ad8ac51f8529ffac9a406b..8ccd015747d94b4724317da10f0dce6eba00750e 100644
--- a/gpu.cmake
+++ b/gpu.cmake
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ add_subdirectory(src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU)
 add_subdirectory(src/gpu/GksMeshAdapter)
 add_subdirectory(src/gpu/GksGpu)
 
-add_subdirectory(apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavity)
+add_subdirectory(apps/gpu/LidDrivenCavityGPU)