diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index f6a2087..e9872b8 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
 import pagure
 import pagure.lib
 import pagure.lib.model
-
+from pagure.lib.repo import PagureRepo
 
 DB_PATH = 'sqlite:///:memory:'
 FAITOUT_URL = 'http://209.132.184.152/faitout/'
@@ -365,10 +365,7 @@ def add_content_git_repo(folder):
     master_ref = repo.lookup_reference('HEAD').resolve()
     refname = '%s:%s' % (master_ref.name, master_ref.name)
 
-    if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-        ori_remote.push([refname])
-    else:
-        ori_remote.push(refname)
+    PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
     shutil.rmtree(newfolder)
 
@@ -437,10 +434,7 @@ Dev instance: http://209.132.184.222/ (/!\\ May change unexpectedly, it's a dev 
     master_ref = repo.lookup_reference('HEAD').resolve()
     refname = '%s:%s' % (master_ref.name, master_ref.name)
 
-    if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-        ori_remote.push([refname])
-    else:
-        ori_remote.push(refname)
+    PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
     shutil.rmtree(newfolder)
 
@@ -492,10 +486,7 @@ def add_commit_git_repo(folder, ncommits=10):
     master_ref = repo.lookup_reference('HEAD').resolve()
     refname = '%s:%s' % (master_ref.name, master_ref.name)
 
-    if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-        ori_remote.push([refname])
-    else:
-        ori_remote.push(refname)
+    PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
     shutil.rmtree(newfolder)
 
@@ -562,10 +553,7 @@ C7Pí^DQeee<84>ÃaÜn·î<98><9e><9e>^^¶oß®<95>ݦM^^T©®®¦®®<8e>©©)
     master_ref = repo.lookup_reference('HEAD').resolve()
     refname = '%s:%s' % (master_ref.name, master_ref.name)
 
-    if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-        ori_remote.push([refname])
-    else:
-        ori_remote.push(refname)
+    PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
     shutil.rmtree(newfolder)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_docs.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_docs.py
index 5c6f0d1..4ab0378 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_docs.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_docs.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
 import pagure.docs_server
 import pagure.lib
 import tests
+from pagure.lib.repo import PagureRepo
 
 
 class PagureFlaskDocstests(tests.Modeltests):
@@ -156,10 +157,7 @@ class PagureFlaskDocstests(tests.Modeltests):
         remote = repo.create_remote(
             'origin', os.path.join(tests.HERE, 'docs', 'test.git'))
 
-        if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-            remote.push(['refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master'])
-        else:
-            remote.push('refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master')
+        PagureRepo.push(remote, 'refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master')
 
         # Now check the UI
 
diff --git a/tests/test_progit_flask_api_project.py b/tests/test_progit_flask_api_project.py
index 8ad9c94..c4faf89 100644
--- a/tests/test_progit_flask_api_project.py
+++ b/tests/test_progit_flask_api_project.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
 
 import pagure.lib
 import tests
+from pagure.lib.repo import PagureRepo
 
 
 class PagureFlaskApiProjecttests(tests.Modeltests):
@@ -84,10 +85,7 @@ class PagureFlaskApiProjecttests(tests.Modeltests):
         )
         refname = 'refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master'
         ori_remote = clone_repo.remotes[0]
-        if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-            ori_remote.push([refname])
-        else:
-            ori_remote.push(refname)
+        PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         # Tag our first commit
         first_commit = repo.revparse_single('HEAD')
diff --git a/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_fork.py b/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_fork.py
index 6a5e41c..24e499f 100644
--- a/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_fork.py
+++ b/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_fork.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
 
 import pagure.lib
 import tests
+from pagure.lib.repo import PagureRepo
 
 
 class PagureFlaskForktests(tests.Modeltests):
@@ -93,10 +94,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForktests(tests.Modeltests):
         )
         refname = 'refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master'
         ori_remote = clone_repo.remotes[0]
-        if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-            ori_remote.push([refname])
-        else:
-            ori_remote.push(refname)
+        PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         first_commit = repo.revparse_single('HEAD')
 
@@ -124,10 +122,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForktests(tests.Modeltests):
             )
             refname = 'refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master'
             ori_remote = clone_repo.remotes[0]
-            if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-                ori_remote.push([refname])
-            else:
-                ori_remote.push(refname)
+            PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         if mtype == 'conflicts':
             with open(os.path.join(repopath, 'sources'), 'w') as stream:
@@ -153,10 +148,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForktests(tests.Modeltests):
             )
             refname = 'refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master'
             ori_remote = clone_repo.remotes[0]
-            if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-                ori_remote.push([refname])
-            else:
-                ori_remote.push(refname)
+            PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         # Set the second repo
 
@@ -193,10 +185,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForktests(tests.Modeltests):
             )
             refname = 'refs/heads/%s' % (branch_from)
             ori_remote = repo.remotes[0]
-            if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-                ori_remote.push([refname])
-            else:
-                ori_remote.push(refname)
+            PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         # Create a PR for these changes
         project = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
@@ -566,10 +555,7 @@ class PagureFlaskForktests(tests.Modeltests):
         )
         refname = 'refs/heads/feature:refs/heads/feature'
         ori_remote = new_repo.remotes[0]
-        if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-            ori_remote.push([refname])
-        else:
-            ori_remote.push(refname)
+        PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         # Create a PR for these changes
         project = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'test')
@@ -871,10 +857,7 @@ index 9f44358..2a552bb 100644
         )
         refname = 'refs/heads/feature:refs/heads/feature'
         ori_remote = new_repo.remotes[0]
-        if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-            ori_remote.push([refname])
-        else:
-            ori_remote.push(refname)
+        PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         # Create a PR for these "changes" (there are none, both repos are
         # empty)
diff --git a/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_no_master_branch.py b/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_no_master_branch.py
index 2b17a66..2addff7 100644
--- a/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_no_master_branch.py
+++ b/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_no_master_branch.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
 
 import pagure.lib
 import tests
+from pagure.lib.repo import PagureRepo
 
 
 class PagureFlaskNoMasterBranchtests(tests.Modeltests):
@@ -115,10 +116,7 @@ class PagureFlaskNoMasterBranchtests(tests.Modeltests):
 
         refname = 'refs/heads/feature'
         ori_remote = clone_repo.remotes[0]
-        if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-            ori_remote.push([refname])
-        else:
-            ori_remote.push(refname)
+        PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         shutil.rmtree(newpath)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_repo.py b/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_repo.py
index b7374a3..0c53945 100644
--- a/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_repo.py
+++ b/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_repo.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
 
 import pagure.lib
 import tests
+from pagure.lib.repo import PagureRepo
 
 
 class PagureFlaskRepotests(tests.Modeltests):
@@ -583,10 +584,7 @@ class PagureFlaskRepotests(tests.Modeltests):
         )
         refname = 'refs/heads/feature'
         ori_remote = new_repo.remotes[0]
-        if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-            ori_remote.push([refname])
-        else:
-            ori_remote.push(refname)
+        PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         output = self.app.get('/test')
         self.assertEqual(output.status_code, 200)
diff --git a/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_slash_branch_name.py b/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_slash_branch_name.py
index 6db5ba2..02691e1 100644
--- a/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_slash_branch_name.py
+++ b/tests/test_progit_flask_ui_slash_branch_name.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
 
 import pagure.lib
 import tests
+from pagure.lib.repo import PagureRepo
 
 
 class PagureFlaskSlashInBranchtests(tests.Modeltests):
@@ -89,10 +90,7 @@ class PagureFlaskSlashInBranchtests(tests.Modeltests):
         )
         refname = 'refs/heads/master'
         ori_remote = clone_repo.remotes[0]
-        if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-            ori_remote.push([refname])
-        else:
-            ori_remote.push(refname)
+        PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         master_branch = clone_repo.lookup_branch('master')
         first_commit = master_branch.get_object().hex
@@ -121,10 +119,7 @@ class PagureFlaskSlashInBranchtests(tests.Modeltests):
 
         refname = 'refs/heads/maxamilion/feature'
         ori_remote = clone_repo.remotes[0]
-        if pygit2.__version__.startswith('0.22'):
-            ori_remote.push([refname])
-        else:
-            ori_remote.push(refname)
+        PagureRepo.push(ori_remote, refname)
 
         shutil.rmtree(newpath)