test_expect_success 'initialize repo' '
        mkdir import &&
-       cd import &&
-       mkdir -p deeply/nested/directory/number/1 &&
-       mkdir -p deeply/nested/directory/number/2 &&
-       echo foo > deeply/nested/directory/number/1/file &&
-       echo foo > deeply/nested/directory/number/2/another &&
-       svn_cmd import -m "import for git svn" . "$svnrepo" &&
-       cd ..
+       (
+               cd import &&
+               mkdir -p deeply/nested/directory/number/1 &&
+               mkdir -p deeply/nested/directory/number/2 &&
+               echo foo >deeply/nested/directory/number/1/file &&
+               echo foo >deeply/nested/directory/number/2/another &&
+               svn_cmd import -m "import for git svn" . "$svnrepo"
+       )
        '
 
 test_expect_success 'mirror via git svn' '