diff --git a/test-suite b/test-suite
index 904a8a8..be48201 100755
--- a/test-suite
+++ b/test-suite
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ class Suite:
         self.assert_success(resps[1])
 
     def test_without_config_env_var(self):
-        git = Git(os.path.join(self.tmp, "no-config"))
-        git.init()
-        git.write("README.md", "README")
+        git = self._create_git_repo("no-config")
         native = NativeYaml("echo hello world")
         debug(f"native.yaml: {native.yaml()}")
         git.write(".radicle/native.yaml", native.yaml())
@@ -123,9 +121,7 @@ class Suite:
         assert "RADICLE_NATIVE_CI" in stderr
 
     def test_config_missing(self):
-        git = Git(os.path.join(self.tmp, "config-missing"))
-        git.init()
-        git.write("README.md", "README")
+        git = self._create_git_repo("config-missing")
         native = NativeYaml("echo hello world")
         debug(f"native.yaml: {native.yaml()}")
         git.write(".radicle/native.yaml", native.yaml())