diff --git a/t/t7063-status-untracked-cache.sh b/t/t7063-status-untracked-cache.sh
index 428cff9cf3..a682a3d826 100755
--- a/t/t7063-status-untracked-cache.sh
+++ b/t/t7063-status-untracked-cache.sh
@@ -75,14 +75,24 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	touch one two three done/one dtwo/two dthree/three &&
 	git add one two done/one &&
 	: >.git/info/exclude &&
-	git update-index --untracked-cache
+	git update-index --untracked-cache &&
+	test_oid_cache <<-EOF
+	root sha1:e6fcc8f2ee31bae321d66afd183fcb7237afae6e
+	root sha256:b90c672088c015b9c83876e919da311bad4cd39639fb139f988af6a11493b974
+
+	exclude sha1:13263c0978fb9fad16b2d580fb800b6d811c3ff0
+	exclude sha256:fe4aaa1bbbbce4cb8f73426748a14c5ad6026b26f90505a0bf2494b165a5b76c
+
+	done sha1:1946f0437f90c5005533cbe1736a6451ca301714
+	done sha256:7f079501d79f665b3acc50f5e0e9e94509084d5032ac20113a37dd5029b757cc
+	EOF
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'untracked cache is empty' '
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect-empty <<EOF &&
-info/exclude 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+info/exclude $ZERO_OID
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
 EOF
@@ -100,17 +110,17 @@ EOF
 
 cat >../dump.expect <<EOF &&
 info/exclude $EMPTY_BLOB
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
+/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
 dthree/
 dtwo/
 three
-/done/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/done/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 three
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 
@@ -190,18 +200,18 @@ test_expect_success 'verify untracked cache dump' '
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect <<EOF &&
 info/exclude $EMPTY_BLOB
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
+/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
 dthree/
 dtwo/
 four
 three
-/done/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/done/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 three
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 	test_cmp ../expect ../actual
@@ -239,18 +249,18 @@ test_expect_success 'verify untracked cache dump' '
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect <<EOF &&
 info/exclude $EMPTY_BLOB
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ e6fcc8f2ee31bae321d66afd183fcb7237afae6e recurse valid
+/ $(test_oid root) recurse valid
 .gitignore
 dthree/
 dtwo/
 three
-/done/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/done/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 three
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 	test_cmp ../expect ../actual
@@ -284,16 +294,16 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'verify untracked cache dump' '
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect <<EOF &&
-info/exclude 13263c0978fb9fad16b2d580fb800b6d811c3ff0
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+info/exclude $(test_oid exclude)
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ e6fcc8f2ee31bae321d66afd183fcb7237afae6e recurse valid
+/ $(test_oid root) recurse valid
 .gitignore
 dtwo/
-/done/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/done/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 	test_cmp ../expect ../actual
@@ -303,14 +313,14 @@ test_expect_success 'move two from tracked to untracked' '
 	git rm --cached two &&
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect <<EOF &&
-info/exclude 13263c0978fb9fad16b2d580fb800b6d811c3ff0
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+info/exclude $(test_oid exclude)
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ e6fcc8f2ee31bae321d66afd183fcb7237afae6e recurse
-/done/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/ $(test_oid root) recurse
+/done/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 	test_cmp ../expect ../actual
@@ -342,17 +352,17 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'verify untracked cache dump' '
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect <<EOF &&
-info/exclude 13263c0978fb9fad16b2d580fb800b6d811c3ff0
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+info/exclude $(test_oid exclude)
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ e6fcc8f2ee31bae321d66afd183fcb7237afae6e recurse valid
+/ $(test_oid root) recurse valid
 .gitignore
 dtwo/
 two
-/done/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/done/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 	test_cmp ../expect ../actual
@@ -362,14 +372,14 @@ test_expect_success 'move two from untracked to tracked' '
 	git add two &&
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect <<EOF &&
-info/exclude 13263c0978fb9fad16b2d580fb800b6d811c3ff0
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+info/exclude $(test_oid exclude)
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ e6fcc8f2ee31bae321d66afd183fcb7237afae6e recurse
-/done/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/ $(test_oid root) recurse
+/done/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 	test_cmp ../expect ../actual
@@ -401,16 +411,16 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'verify untracked cache dump' '
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect <<EOF &&
-info/exclude 13263c0978fb9fad16b2d580fb800b6d811c3ff0
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+info/exclude $(test_oid exclude)
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ e6fcc8f2ee31bae321d66afd183fcb7237afae6e recurse valid
+/ $(test_oid root) recurse valid
 .gitignore
 dtwo/
-/done/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/done/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 	test_cmp ../expect ../actual
@@ -447,16 +457,16 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'untracked cache correct after commit' '
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect <<EOF &&
-info/exclude 13263c0978fb9fad16b2d580fb800b6d811c3ff0
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+info/exclude $(test_oid exclude)
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ e6fcc8f2ee31bae321d66afd183fcb7237afae6e recurse valid
+/ $(test_oid root) recurse valid
 .gitignore
 dtwo/
-/done/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/done/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 	test_cmp ../expect ../actual
@@ -508,17 +518,17 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'untracked cache correct after status' '
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect <<EOF &&
-info/exclude 13263c0978fb9fad16b2d580fb800b6d811c3ff0
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+info/exclude $(test_oid exclude)
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ e6fcc8f2ee31bae321d66afd183fcb7237afae6e recurse valid
+/ $(test_oid root) recurse valid
 .gitignore
 dtwo/
-/done/ 1946f0437f90c5005533cbe1736a6451ca301714 recurse valid
+/done/ $(test_oid done) recurse valid
 five
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 	test_cmp ../expect ../actual
@@ -580,22 +590,22 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'verify untracked cache dump (sparse/subdirs)' '
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	cat >../expect-from-test-dump <<EOF &&
-info/exclude 13263c0978fb9fad16b2d580fb800b6d811c3ff0
-core.excludesfile 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+info/exclude $(test_oid exclude)
+core.excludesfile $ZERO_OID
 exclude_per_dir .gitignore
 flags 00000006
-/ e6fcc8f2ee31bae321d66afd183fcb7237afae6e recurse valid
+/ $(test_oid root) recurse valid
 .gitignore
 dtwo/
-/done/ 1946f0437f90c5005533cbe1736a6451ca301714 recurse valid
+/done/ $(test_oid done) recurse valid
 five
 sub/
-/done/sub/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/done/sub/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 sub/
-/done/sub/sub/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/done/sub/sub/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 file
-/dthree/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
-/dtwo/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse check_only valid
+/dthree/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
+/dtwo/ $ZERO_OID recurse check_only valid
 two
 EOF
 	test_cmp ../expect-from-test-dump ../actual
@@ -806,8 +816,8 @@ test_expect_success '"status" after file replacement should be clean with UC=tru
 	test-tool dump-untracked-cache >../actual &&
 	grep -F "recurse valid" ../actual >../actual.grep &&
 	cat >../expect.grep <<EOF &&
-/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
-/two/ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 recurse valid
+/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
+/two/ $ZERO_OID recurse valid
 EOF
 	status_is_clean &&
 	test_cmp ../expect.grep ../actual.grep