diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/runtime.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/runtime.rs
index 44255613..663c1d2e 100644
--- a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/runtime.rs
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/runtime.rs
@@ -65,5 +65,9 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
             })
     }
 
+    pub fn repository(&self) -> Result<&Repository> {
+        self.repository.as_ref().ok_or(GHEK::MkRepo.into_error())
+    }
+
 }