diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 161f6d0f..9aedace0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ coverage: py_env
 		coverage run `which py.test` tests $(TEST_TARGETS) && \
 		coverage report -m'
 
-py_env: requirements.txt
+py_env: requirements.txt setup.py
 	rm -rf py_env
 	virtualenv py_env
 	bash -c 'source py_env/bin/activate && \
diff --git a/pre_commit/git.py b/pre_commit/git.py
index 7f206125..e5bb2132 100644
--- a/pre_commit/git.py
+++ b/pre_commit/git.py
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ def get_pre_commit_path():
     return os.path.join(get_root(), '.git/hooks/pre-commit')
 
 
+def get_env_path():
+    return os.path.join(get_root(), '.pre-commit')
+
+def create_pre_commit_package_dir():
+    local.path(get_root() + '/.pre-commit').mkdir()
+
 def create_pre_commit():
     path = get_pre_commit_path()
     pre_commit_file = pkg_resources.resource_filename('pre_commit', 'resources/pre-commit.sh')
@@ -20,8 +26,11 @@ def create_pre_commit():
 def remove_pre_commit():
     local.path(get_pre_commit_path()).delete()
 
+def create_repo_in_env(name, git_repo_path):
+    create_pre_commit_package_dir()
 
+    env_path = get_env_path()
 
-
-
-
+    with local.cwd(env_path):
+        local['git']['clone', git_repo_path, name]()
+        print local.cwd.getpath()
diff --git a/tests/git_test.py b/tests/git_test.py
index c566b1f3..11c0454a 100644
--- a/tests/git_test.py
+++ b/tests/git_test.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 
-import contextlib
 import os
 import pytest
 
@@ -7,30 +6,28 @@ from plumbum import local
 from pre_commit import git
 
 
-
-@contextlib.contextmanager
-def in_dir(dir):
-    old_path = local.cwd.getpath()
-    local.cwd.chdir(dir)
-    try:
-        yield
-    finally:
-        local.cwd.chdir(old_path)
-
 @pytest.yield_fixture
 def empty_git_dir(tmpdir):
-    with in_dir(tmpdir.strpath):
+    with local.cwd(tmpdir.strpath):
         local['git']['init']()
         yield tmpdir.strpath
 
 
+@pytest.yield_fixture
+def dummy_git_repo(empty_git_dir):
+    local['touch']['dummy']()
+    local['git']['add', 'dummy']()
+    local['git']['commit', '-m', 'dummy commit']()
+
+    yield empty_git_dir
+
 def test_get_root(empty_git_dir):
     assert git.get_root() == empty_git_dir
 
     foo = local.path('foo')
     foo.mkdir()
 
-    with in_dir(foo):
+    with local.cwd(foo):
         assert git.get_root() == empty_git_dir
 
 
@@ -52,3 +49,7 @@ def test_remove_pre_commit(empty_git_dir):
     git.remove_pre_commit()
 
     assert not os.path.exists(git.get_pre_commit_path())
+
+
+def test_create_repo_in_env(empty_git_dir, dummy_git_repo):
+    git.create_repo_in_env('pre-commit', dummy_git_repo)
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