--- a/tests/test-simple-update
+++ b/tests/test-simple-update
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ hg init
 hg addremove
 hg commit -t "1"
 hg verify
-cd ..
 
-mkdir branch
-cd branch
-hg init ../test
+hg clone . ../branch
+cd ../branch
 hg co
 echo bar>>foo
 hg commit -t "2"
@@ -23,4 +21,4 @@ hg pull ../branch
 hg verify
 hg co
 cat foo
-hg manifest
\ No newline at end of file
+hg manifest