diff --git a/lib/kumade/deployer.rb b/lib/kumade/deployer.rb
index 9c974bb..8fd6127 100644
--- a/lib/kumade/deployer.rb
+++ b/lib/kumade/deployer.rb
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def success(message)
     end
 
     def ensure_heroku_remote_exists
-      if remote_exists?(environment)
+      if @git.remote_exists?(environment)
         if app_name = Kumade.app_for(environment)
           success("#{environment} is a Heroku remote")
         else
@@ -178,13 +178,5 @@ def ensure_heroku_remote_exists
         error(%{Cannot deploy: "#{environment}" remote does not exist})
       end
     end
-
-    def remote_exists?(remote_name)
-      if pretending
-        true
-      else
-        `git remote` =~ /^#{remote_name}$/
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/kumade/git.rb b/lib/kumade/git.rb
index 506304a..27e7da1 100644
--- a/lib/kumade/git.rb
+++ b/lib/kumade/git.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ def current_branch
       `git symbolic-ref HEAD`.sub("refs/heads/", "").strip
     end
     
+    def remote_exists?(remote_name)
+      if @pretending
+        true
+      else
+        `git remote` =~ /^#{remote_name}$/
+      end
+    end
+    
     def git_dirty?
       `git diff --exit-code`
       !$?.success?