test_expect_success 'setup svn repository' '
        svn_cmd co "$svnrepo" mysvnwork &&
        mkdir -p mysvnwork/trunk &&
-       cd mysvnwork &&
-               big_text_block >> trunk/README &&
+       (
+               cd mysvnwork &&
+               big_text_block >>trunk/README &&
                svn_cmd add trunk &&
-               svn_cmd ci -m "first commit" trunk &&
-               cd ..
+               svn_cmd ci -m "first commit" trunk
+       )
        '
 
 test_expect_success 'setup git mirror and merge' '