diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py
index 2b6fb7a..b1324ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_flask_api_issue.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class PagureFlaskApiIssuetests(tests.Modeltests):
     def test_api_new_issue(self):
         """ Test the api_new_issue method of the flask api. """
         tests.create_projects(self.session)
-        tests.create_projects_git(os.path.join(tests.HERE, 'tickets'))
+        tests.create_projects_git(
+            os.path.join(tests.HERE, 'tickets'), bare=True)
         tests.create_tokens(self.session)
         tests.create_tokens_acl(self.session)