diff --git a/test/bare_repository_test.rb b/test/bare_repository_test.rb
index b6a8876..dffc473 100644
--- a/test/bare_repository_test.rb
+++ b/test/bare_repository_test.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     FileUtils.rm_rf REPO
     Dir.mkdir REPO
 
-    @repo = Gitrb::Repository.new(:path => REPO, :create => true)
+    @repo = Gitrb::Repository.new(:path => REPO, :create => true, :bare => true)
   end
 
   it 'should fail to initialize without a valid git repository' do