diff --git a/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/manifest.yaml b/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/manifest.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a716c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/manifest.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-   id: prints_cwd
+    name: Prints Cwd
+    entry: prints_cwd
+    language: python
diff --git a/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/prints_cwd/__init__.py b/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/prints_cwd/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/prints_cwd/main.py b/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/prints_cwd/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e854ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/prints_cwd/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
+def func():
+    print os.getcwd()
+    return 0
diff --git a/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/setup.py b/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be840725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/resources/prints_cwd_repo/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from setuptools import find_packages
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(
+    name='prints_cwd',
+    version='0.0.0',
+    packages=find_packages('.'),
+    entry_points={
+        'console_scripts': ['prints_cwd = prints_cwd.main:func'],
+    },
+)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index f2ac3d6c..3b989779 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -32,37 +32,33 @@ def dummy_git_repo(empty_git_dir):
     yield empty_git_dir
 
 
+def _make_repo(repo_path, repo_source):
+    copy_tree_to_path(get_resource_path(repo_source), repo_path)
+    add_and_commit()
+    return repo_path
+
+
 @pytest.yield_fixture
 def python_hooks_repo(dummy_git_repo):
-    copy_tree_to_path(
-        get_resource_path('python_hooks_repo'),
-        dummy_git_repo,
-    )
-    add_and_commit()
-    yield dummy_git_repo
+    yield _make_repo(dummy_git_repo, 'python_hooks_repo')
 
 
 @pytest.yield_fixture
 def node_hooks_repo(dummy_git_repo):
-    copy_tree_to_path(
-        get_resource_path('node_hooks_repo'),
-        dummy_git_repo,
-    )
-    add_and_commit()
-    yield dummy_git_repo
+    yield _make_repo(dummy_git_repo, 'node_hooks_repo')
 
 
 @pytest.yield_fixture
 def consumer_repo(dummy_git_repo):
-    copy_tree_to_path(
-        get_resource_path('consumer_repo'),
-        dummy_git_repo,
-    )
-    add_and_commit()
-    yield dummy_git_repo
+    yield _make_repo(dummy_git_repo, 'consumer_repo')
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
+@pytest.yield_fixture
+def prints_cwd_repo(dummy_git_repo):
+    yield _make_repo(dummy_git_repo, 'prints_cwd_repo')
+
+
+@pytest.yield_fixture
 def config_for_node_hooks_repo(node_hooks_repo):
     config = {
         'repo': node_hooks_repo,
@@ -74,11 +70,10 @@ def config_for_node_hooks_repo(node_hooks_repo):
     }
     jsonschema.validate([config], CONFIG_JSON_SCHEMA)
     validate_config_extra([config])
-
-    return config
+    yield config
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
+@pytest.yield_fixture
 def config_for_python_hooks_repo(python_hooks_repo):
     config = {
         'repo': python_hooks_repo,
@@ -90,5 +85,19 @@ def config_for_python_hooks_repo(python_hooks_repo):
     }
     jsonschema.validate([config], CONFIG_JSON_SCHEMA)
     validate_config_extra([config])
+    yield config
 
-    return config
+
+@pytest.yield_fixture
+def config_for_prints_cwd_repo(prints_cwd_repo):
+    config = {
+        'repo': prints_cwd_repo,
+        'sha': git.get_head_sha(prints_cwd_repo),
+        'hooks': [{
+            'id': 'prints_cwd',
+            'files': '\.py$',
+        }],
+    }
+    jsonschema.validate([config], CONFIG_JSON_SCHEMA)
+    validate_config_extra([config])
+    yield config
diff --git a/tests/repository_test.py b/tests/repository_test.py
index 0f3ccf35..35550b3b 100644
--- a/tests/repository_test.py
+++ b/tests/repository_test.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 import pre_commit.constants as C
 from pre_commit import git
 from pre_commit.clientlib.validate_config import CONFIG_JSON_SCHEMA
+from pre_commit.clientlib.validate_config import validate_config_extra
 from pre_commit.repository import Repository
 
 
@@ -28,13 +29,13 @@ def test_create_repo_in_env(dummy_repo_config, dummy_git_repo):
     )
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
-def test_install_python_repo_in_env(python_hooks_repo, config_for_python_hooks_repo):
+def test_install_python_repo_in_env(config_for_python_hooks_repo):
     repo = Repository(config_for_python_hooks_repo)
     repo.install()
 
     assert os.path.exists(
         os.path.join(
-            python_hooks_repo,
+            repo.repo_url,
             C.HOOKS_WORKSPACE,
             repo.sha,
             'py_env',
@@ -61,6 +62,17 @@ def test_run_a_hook_lots_of_files(config_for_python_hooks_repo):
     assert ret[0] == 0
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail
+@pytest.mark.integration
+def test_cwd_of_hook(config_for_prints_cwd_repo):
+    repo = Repository(config_for_prints_cwd_repo)
+    repo.install()
+    ret = repo.run_hook('prints_cwd', [])
+
+    assert ret[0] == 0
+    assert ret[1] == '{0}\n'.format(repo.repo_url)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(
     os.environ.get('slowtests', None) == 'false',
     reason="TODO: make this test not super slow",
@@ -74,6 +86,7 @@ def test_run_a_node_hook(config_for_node_hooks_repo):
     assert ret[0] == 0
     assert ret[1] == 'Hello World\n'
 
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_repo_config():
     config = {
@@ -81,12 +94,11 @@ def mock_repo_config():
         'sha': '5e713f8878b7d100c0e059f8cc34be4fc2e8f897',
         'hooks': [{
             'id': 'pyflakes',
-            'files': '*.py',
+            'files': '\.py$',
         }],
     }
-
     jsonschema.validate([config], CONFIG_JSON_SCHEMA)
-
+    validate_config_extra([config])
     return config