diff --git a/crates/config/src/branch_name.rs b/crates/config/src/branch_name.rs
index 92a5bd5..136f460 100644
--- a/crates/config/src/branch_name.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/branch_name.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,2 @@
-use derive_more::Display;
-
-/// The name of a Branch
-#[derive(Clone, Default, Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Display, PartialOrd, Ord)]
-pub struct BranchName(String);
-impl BranchName {
-    pub fn new(str: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
-        Self(str.into())
-    }
-    pub fn into_string(self) -> String {
-        self.0
-    }
-}
+// The name of a Branch
+crate::newtype!(BranchName is a String);
diff --git a/crates/config/src/forge_name.rs b/crates/config/src/forge_name.rs
index db29d9a..1cb9892 100644
--- a/crates/config/src/forge_name.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/forge_name.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-use derive_more::{AsRef, Constructor, Display};
-
-/// The name of a Forge to connect to
-#[derive(Clone, Default, Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Constructor, Display, AsRef)]
-pub struct ForgeAlias(String);
-impl From<&ForgeAlias> for PathBuf {
+// The name of a Forge to connect to
+crate::newtype!(ForgeAlias is a String);
+impl From<&ForgeAlias> for std::path::PathBuf {
     fn from(value: &ForgeAlias) -> Self {
         Self::from(&value.0)
     }
diff --git a/crates/config/src/git_dir.rs b/crates/config/src/git_dir.rs
index 3c9aa86..9716c01 100644
--- a/crates/config/src/git_dir.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/git_dir.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,8 @@
+//
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-#[derive(
-    Clone,
-    Default,
-    Debug,
-    Hash,
-    PartialEq,
-    Eq,
-    serde::Deserialize,
-    derive_more::Deref,
-    derive_more::From,
-)]
-pub struct GitDir(PathBuf);
+crate::newtype!(GitDir is a PathBuf, without Display);
 impl GitDir {
-    pub fn new(path: &std::path::Path) -> Self {
-        Self(path.to_path_buf())
-    }
-
     pub const fn pathbuf(&self) -> &PathBuf {
         &self.0
     }
diff --git a/crates/config/src/host_name.rs b/crates/config/src/host_name.rs
index cb2967a..ca69be4 100644
--- a/crates/config/src/host_name.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/host_name.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
-/// The hostname of a forge
-#[derive(Clone, Default, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, derive_more::Display)]
-pub struct Hostname(String);
-impl Hostname {
-    pub fn new(str: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
-        Self(str.into())
-    }
-}
+// The hostname of a forge
+crate::newtype!(Hostname is a String);
diff --git a/crates/config/src/lib.rs b/crates/config/src/lib.rs
index bdbcba5..260dee2 100644
--- a/crates/config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 //
+
 mod api_token;
 mod branch_name;
 pub mod common;
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ mod forge_name;
 mod forge_type;
 pub mod git_dir;
 mod host_name;
+mod newtype;
 mod registered_webhook;
 mod repo_alias;
 mod repo_branches;
diff --git a/crates/config/src/newtype.rs b/crates/config/src/newtype.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df2ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/config/src/newtype.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+//
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! newtype {
+    ($name:ident is a $type:ty, without Display) => {
+        #[derive(
+            Clone,
+            Default,
+            Debug,
+            derive_more::From,
+            PartialEq,
+            Eq,
+            PartialOrd,
+            Ord,
+            Hash,
+            derive_more::AsRef,
+            derive_more::Deref,
+            serde::Deserialize,
+            serde::Serialize,
+        )]
+        pub struct $name($type);
+        impl $name {
+            pub fn new(value: impl Into<$type>) -> Self {
+                Self(value.into())
+            }
+            pub fn unwrap(self) -> $type {
+                self.0
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    ($name:ident is a $type:ty) => {
+        #[derive(
+            Clone,
+            Default,
+            Debug,
+            derive_more::Display,
+            derive_more::From,
+            PartialEq,
+            Eq,
+            PartialOrd,
+            Ord,
+            Hash,
+            derive_more::AsRef,
+            derive_more::Deref,
+            serde::Deserialize,
+            serde::Serialize,
+        )]
+        pub struct $name($type);
+        impl $name {
+            pub fn new(value: impl Into<$type>) -> Self {
+                Self(value.into())
+            }
+            pub fn unwrap(self) -> $type {
+                self.0
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/crates/config/src/tests.rs b/crates/config/src/tests.rs
index a532641..397d524 100644
--- a/crates/config/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/tests.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ mod server_repo_config {
 
         assert_eq!(
             src.gitdir(),
-            Some(GitDir::new(&PathBuf::default().join(gitdir)))
+            Some(GitDir::new(PathBuf::default().join(gitdir)))
         );
     }
 }
@@ -396,14 +396,14 @@ mod gitdir {
         let pathbuf = PathBuf::default().join(given::a_name());
         let gitdir = GitDir::new(&pathbuf);
 
-        let result = gitdir.pathbuf();
+        let result = gitdir.unwrap();
 
-        assert_eq!(result, &pathbuf);
+        assert_eq!(result, pathbuf);
     }
     #[test]
     fn should_display() {
         let pathbuf = PathBuf::default().join("foo");
-        let gitdir = GitDir::new(&pathbuf);
+        let gitdir = GitDir::new(pathbuf);
 
         let result = gitdir.to_string();
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ mod gitdir {
         let pathbuf = PathBuf::default().join(path.clone());
         let gitdir: GitDir = path.as_str().into();
 
-        assert_eq!(gitdir, GitDir::new(&pathbuf));
+        assert_eq!(gitdir, GitDir::new(pathbuf));
     }
     #[test]
     fn should_convert_to_pathbuf_from_ref() {
@@ -520,6 +520,8 @@ mod server {
                 let branch = server_repo_config.branch();
                 let gitdir = server_repo_config
                     .gitdir()
+                    .map(|gitdir| gitdir.unwrap())
+                    .map(|pathbuf| pathbuf.display().to_string())
                     .map(|gitdir| format!(r#", gitdir = "{gitdir}" "#))
                     .unwrap_or_default();
                 let repo_server_config = server_repo_config
diff --git a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/tests.rs b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/tests.rs
index cf10a6d..80cd51a 100644
--- a/crates/forge-forgejo/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/forge-forgejo/src/tests.rs
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ mod forgejo {
         pub fn a_git_dir(fs: &kxio::fs::FileSystem) -> config::GitDir {
             let dir_name = a_name();
             let dir = fs.base().join(dir_name);
-            config::GitDir::new(&dir)
+            config::GitDir::new(dir)
         }
 
         pub fn a_forge_config() -> config::ForgeConfig {
@@ -747,9 +747,9 @@ mod forgejo {
         }
 
         pub fn a_server_repo_config() -> config::ServerRepoConfig {
-            let main = a_branch_name().into_string();
-            let next = a_branch_name().into_string();
-            let dev = a_branch_name().into_string();
+            let main = a_branch_name().unwrap();
+            let next = a_branch_name().unwrap();
+            let dev = a_branch_name().unwrap();
             config::ServerRepoConfig::new(
                 format!("{}/{}", a_name(), a_name()),
                 main.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/git/src/repository/open/tests.rs b/crates/git/src/repository/open/tests.rs
index 46d7476..1afedd6 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/repository/open/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/repository/open/tests.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ mod server_repo_config {
 
         assert_eq!(
             src.gitdir(),
-            Some(config::GitDir::new(&PathBuf::default().join(gitdir)))
+            Some(config::GitDir::new(PathBuf::default().join(gitdir)))
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/git/src/tests.rs b/crates/git/src/tests.rs
index f54c0cb..40dbb13 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/tests.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ pub mod given {
     pub fn a_git_dir(fs: &kxio::fs::FileSystem) -> GitDir {
         let dir_name = a_name();
         let dir = fs.base().join(dir_name);
-        GitDir::new(&dir)
+        GitDir::new(dir)
     }
 
     pub fn a_forge_config() -> ForgeConfig {
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ pub mod given {
     }
 
     pub fn a_server_repo_config() -> ServerRepoConfig {
-        let main = a_branch_name().into_string();
-        let next = a_branch_name().into_string();
-        let dev = a_branch_name().into_string();
+        let main = a_branch_name().unwrap();
+        let next = a_branch_name().unwrap();
+        let dev = a_branch_name().unwrap();
         ServerRepoConfig::new(
             format!("{}/{}", a_name(), a_name()),
             main.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/repo-actor/src/tests.rs b/crates/repo-actor/src/tests.rs
index 819b01b..739c425 100644
--- a/crates/repo-actor/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/repo-actor/src/tests.rs
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ pub mod given {
     pub fn a_git_dir(fs: &kxio::fs::FileSystem) -> GitDir {
         let dir_name = a_name();
         let dir = fs.base().join(dir_name);
-        GitDir::new(&dir)
+        GitDir::new(dir)
     }
 
     pub fn a_forge_config() -> ForgeConfig {
@@ -645,9 +645,9 @@ pub mod given {
     }
 
     pub fn a_server_repo_config() -> ServerRepoConfig {
-        let main = a_branch_name().into_string();
-        let next = a_branch_name().into_string();
-        let dev = a_branch_name().into_string();
+        let main = a_branch_name().unwrap();
+        let next = a_branch_name().unwrap();
+        let dev = a_branch_name().unwrap();
         ServerRepoConfig::new(
             format!("{}/{}", a_name(), a_name()),
             main.clone(),