diff --git a/tests/testsuite/common.rs b/tests/testsuite/common.rs
index 60da0e26..babe43a1 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/common.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/common.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
+use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::{env, fs, io, process};
@@ -46,34 +47,38 @@ pub fn new_tempdir() -> io::Result<tempfile::TempDir> {
 }
 
 /// Create a repo from the fixture to be used in git module tests
-pub fn create_fixture_repo() -> io::Result<std::path::PathBuf> {
-    let fixture_repo_dir = new_tempdir()?.path().join("fixture");
-    let repo_dir = new_tempdir()?.path().join("rocket");
-    let fixture = env::current_dir()?.join("tests/fixtures/rocket.bundle");
+pub fn create_fixture_repo() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
+    let fixture_repo_path = new_tempdir()?.path().join("fixture");
+    let repo_path = new_tempdir()?.path().join("rocket");
+    let fixture_path = env::current_dir()?.join("tests/fixtures/rocket.bundle");
+
+    let fixture_repo_dir = path_str(&fixture_repo_path)?;
+    let repo_dir = path_str(&repo_path)?;
+    let fixture = path_str(&fixture_path)?;
 
     Command::new("git")
-        .args(&[
-            "clone",
-            "-b",
-            "master",
-            &fixture.to_str().unwrap(),
-            fixture_repo_dir.to_str().unwrap(),
-        ])
+        .args(&["clone", "-b", "master", fixture, fixture_repo_dir])
         .output()?;
 
-    git2::Repository::clone(fixture_repo_dir.to_str().unwrap(), &repo_dir.as_path()).unwrap();
+    git2::Repository::clone(fixture_repo_dir, repo_dir).ok();
 
     Command::new("git")
         .args(&["config", "--local", "user.email", "starship@example.com"])
-        .current_dir(repo_dir.as_path())
+        .current_dir(repo_dir)
         .output()?;
 
     Command::new("git")
         .args(&["config", "--local", "user.name", "starship"])
-        .current_dir(repo_dir.as_path())
+        .current_dir(repo_dir)
         .output()?;
 
-    Ok(repo_dir)
+    Ok(repo_path)
+}
+
+fn path_str(repo_dir: &PathBuf) -> io::Result<&str> {
+    repo_dir
+        .to_str()
+        .ok_or_else(|| Error::from(ErrorKind::Other))
 }
 
 /// Extends `std::process::Command` with methods for testing