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diff --git a/test/utils.py b/test/utils.py
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--- a/test/utils.py
+++ b/test/utils.py
@@ -128,3 +128,8 @@ class RepoTestCase(NoRepoTestCase):
 class DirtyRepoTestCase(RepoTestCase):
 
     repo_dir = 'dirtyrepo'
+
+
+class EmptyRepoTestCase(RepoTestCase):
+
+    repo_dir = 'emptyrepo'