diff --git a/index.test.js b/index.test.js
index c596113..31ed4c0 100644
--- a/index.test.js
+++ b/index.test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const defaultInputs = {
 // Creates a randomly named git repository and returns a function to execute commands in it
 const createTestRepo = (inputs) => {
     const repoDirectory = `/tmp/test${Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15)}`;
-    cp.execSync(`mkdir ${repoDirectory} && git init ${repoDirectory}`);
+    cp.execSync(`mkdir ${repoDirectory}`);
+    cp.execSync(`git init ${repoDirectory}`);
 
     const run = (command, extraInputs) => {
         const allInputs = Object.assign({ ...defaultInputs }, inputs, extraInputs);