diff --git a/Formula/git-hooks.rb b/Formula/git-hooks.rb
index e2711730cc..7240a3595e 100644
--- a/Formula/git-hooks.rb
+++ b/Formula/git-hooks.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ class GitHooks < Formula
   end
 
   test do
-    HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY.cd do
-      output = shell_output("git hooks").strip
-      assert_match(/Listing User, Project, and Global hooks/, output)
-    end
+    system "git", "init"
+    output = shell_output("git hooks").strip
+    assert_match "Listing User, Project, and Global hooks", output
   end
 end