test_expect_success 'setup repository and import' '
        mkdir import &&
-       cd import &&
-               for i in trunk branches/a branches/b \
-                        tags/0.1 tags/0.2 tags/0.3; do
-                       mkdir -p $i && \
-                       echo hello >> $i/README || exit 1
-               done && \
-               svn import -m test . "$svnrepo"
-               cd .. &&
+       (
+               cd import &&
+               for i in trunk branches/a branches/b tags/0.1 tags/0.2 tags/0.3
+               do
+                       mkdir -p $i &&
+                       echo hello >>$i/README ||
+                       exit 1
+               done &&
+               svn_cmd import -m test . "$svnrepo"
+       ) &&
        git svn init "$svnrepo" -T trunk -b branches -t tags &&
        git svn fetch &&
        git reset --hard trunk &&