diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/create.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/create.rs
index 54845cdd..d3df670d 100644
--- a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/create.rs
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/create.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ impl StoreIdAccessor for CreateHook {
         use vcs::git::action::StoreAction;
         use vcs::git::config::commit_message;
         use vcs::git::error::MapIntoHookError;
+        use vcs::git::util::fetch_repo;
 
         debug!("[GIT CREATE HOOK]: {:?}", id);
 
@@ -112,15 +113,11 @@ impl StoreIdAccessor for CreateHook {
         try!(self.runtime.ensure_cfg_branch_is_checked_out());
         debug!("[GIT CREATE HOOK]: Branch checked out");
 
-        debug!("[GIT CREATE HOOK]: Getting repository");
-        let repo = try!(
-            self.runtime
-                .repository()
-                .map_dbg_err_str("[GIT CREATE HOOK]: Couldn't fetch Repository")
-                .map_err_into(GHEK::RepositoryError)
-                .map_into_hook_error()
+        let repo = try!(fetch_repo(&self.runtime,
+            "[GIT CREATE HOOK]: Getting repository",
+            "[GIT CREATE HOOK]: Couldn't fetch Repository",
+            "[GIT CREATE HOOK]: Repository object fetched")
         );
-        debug!("[GIT CREATE HOOK]: Repository object fetched");
 
         let mut index = try!(
             repo
diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/update.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/update.rs
index b0d2d05e..e423c0de 100644
--- a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/update.rs
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/update.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ impl StoreIdAccessor for UpdateHook {
         use vcs::git::action::StoreAction;
         use vcs::git::config::commit_message;
         use vcs::git::error::MapIntoHookError;
+        use vcs::git::util::fetch_repo;
 
         debug!("[GIT UPDATE HOOK]: {:?}", id);
 
@@ -96,15 +97,11 @@ impl StoreIdAccessor for UpdateHook {
                 .map_dbg_err_str("[GIT UPDATE HOOK]: Couldn't get Value object from config")
         );
 
-        debug!("[GIT UPDATE HOOK]: Getting repository");
-        let repo = try!(
-            self.runtime
-                .repository()
-                .map_dbg_err_str("[GIT UPDATE HOOK]: Couldn't fetch Repository")
-                .map_err_into(GHEK::RepositoryError)
-                .map_into_hook_error()
+        let repo = try!(fetch_repo(&self.runtime,
+            "[GIT UPDATE HOOK]: Getting repository",
+            "[GIT UPDATE HOOK]: Couldn't fetch Repository",
+            "[GIT UPDATE HOOK]: Repository object fetched")
         );
-        debug!("[GIT UPDATE HOOK]: Repository object fetched");
 
         let mut index = try!(
             repo
diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/util.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/util.rs
index 0a022a9a..a87fc6dd 100644
--- a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/util.rs
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/util.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,22 @@
 //! Contains primitives to create a repository within the store path
 
 use git2::Repository;
-use git2::RepositoryInitOptions;
-
-use libimagstore::store::Store;
 
 use vcs::git::error::GitHookErrorKind as GHEK;
 use vcs::git::error::MapErrInto;
-use vcs::git::result::Result;
+use vcs::git::runtime::Runtime as GRuntime;
+use vcs::git::action::StoreAction;
+use vcs::git::error::MapIntoHookError;
+
+use libimagutil::debug_result::*;
+use libimagstore::hook::error::HookError;
+
+pub fn fetch_repo<'a>(runtime: &'a GRuntime, action: &StoreAction) -> Result<&'a Repository, HookError>
+{
+    runtime
+        .repository()
+        .map_dbg_err_str(on_err_str)
+        .map_err_into(GHEK::RepositoryError)
+        .map_into_hook_error()
+}