diff --git a/CHANGELOG.yml b/CHANGELOG.yml
index 1c22df7..18f6487 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ project:
   homepage: https://git.babyl.ca/yanick/App-Changelord
   with_stats: 1
 releases:
+  - version: NEXT
+    date: ~
+    changes:
+      - commit: b25e98fc57307fbede9382b31fd85f3cbbc72cf7
+        desc: ' test was expecting to be in a git repo'
+        type: fix
   - version: v0.0.1
     date: 2022-06-25
     changes:
diff --git a/lib/App/Changelord/Command/Bump.pm b/lib/App/Changelord/Command/Bump.pm
index ddea6ac..685a4aa 100644
--- a/lib/App/Changelord/Command/Bump.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Changelord/Command/Bump.pm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use Version::Dotted::Semantic;
 with 'App::Changelord::Role::Changelog';
 with 'App::Changelord::Role::ChangeTypes';
 with 'App::Changelord::Role::Versions';
-with 'App::Changelord::Role::Stats';
+with 'App::Changelord::Role::GitRepo';
 
 sub run ($self) {
     my $bump = shift @ARGV;
diff --git a/lib/App/Changelord/Command/GitGather.pm b/lib/App/Changelord/Command/GitGather.pm
index 94385fa..966a215 100644
--- a/lib/App/Changelord/Command/GitGather.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Changelord/Command/GitGather.pm
@@ -39,16 +39,11 @@ capture a C<type> and C<ticket> as well.
 END_POD
 
 use Path::Tiny;
-use Git::Repository;
 
 with 'App::Changelord::Role::Changelog';
 with 'App::Changelord::Role::Versions';
 with 'App::Changelord::Role::ChangeTypes';
-
-has repo => (
-    is => 'ro',
-    default => sub { Git::Repository->new( work_tree => '.' ) },
-);
+with 'App::Changelord::Role::GitRepo';
 
 has commit_regex => (
     is => 'lazy'
diff --git a/lib/App/Changelord/Role/Stats.pm b/lib/App/Changelord/Role/GitRepo.pm
similarity index 83%
rename from lib/App/Changelord/Role/Stats.pm
rename to lib/App/Changelord/Role/GitRepo.pm
index c80b99e..b1b0563 100644
--- a/lib/App/Changelord/Role/Stats.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Changelord/Role/GitRepo.pm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package App::Changelord::Role::Stats;
+package App::Changelord::Role::GitRepo;
 
 use v5.36.0;
 
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ requires 'changelog';
 # stolen from Dist::Zilla::Plugin::ChangeStats::Git
 
 has repo => (
-    is => 'ro',
-    default => sub { Git::Repository->new( work_tree => '.' ) },
+    is => 'lazy',
+    default => sub {
+        Git::Repository->new( work_tree => '.' )
+    },
 );
 
-has stats => (
-    is => 'lazy' );
+has stats => ( is => 'lazy' );
 
 sub _build_stats ($self) {
     my $comparison_data = $self->_get_comparison_data or return;
diff --git a/t/stats.t b/t/stats.t
index c448aa7..02741b1 100644
--- a/t/stats.t
+++ b/t/stats.t
@@ -15,12 +15,22 @@ package TestMe {
         }}
     );
 
-    with  'App::Changelord::Role::Stats';
+    with  'App::Changelord::Role::GitRepo';
     with 'App::Changelord::Role::ChangeTypes';
 
 }
 
-my $test = TestMe->new;
+package TestRepo {
+    use Moo;
+
+    sub run(@args) {
+        return 'blah blah';
+    }
+}
+
+my $test = TestMe->new(
+    repo => TestRepo->new,
+);
 
 like $test->stats => qr/code churn: /;