diff --git a/crates/git/src/lib.rs b/crates/git/src/lib.rs
index f734ba2..e8f61fa 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ pub use generation::Generation;
 pub use git_ref::GitRef;
 pub use git_remote::GitRemote;
 pub use repo_details::RepoDetails;
-pub use repository::open::OpenRepository;
+pub use repository::OpenRepository;
 pub use repository::Repository;
 pub use validate::validate;
diff --git a/crates/git/src/repository/mock.rs b/crates/git/src/repository/mock.rs
index 0617744..c074826 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/repository/mock.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/repository/mock.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-use super::*;
+use git_next_config::GitDir;
+
+use crate::{
+    repository::{open::OpenRepository, Error, RepositoryLike},
+    RepoDetails,
+};
+
 pub struct MockRepository;
 impl RepositoryLike for MockRepository {
-    fn open(&self, _gitdir: &GitDir) -> Result<open::OpenRepository, Error> {
-        Ok(open::OpenRepository::Mock)
+    fn open(&self, _gitdir: &GitDir) -> Result<OpenRepository, Error> {
+        Ok(OpenRepository::Mock)
     }
 
-    fn git_clone(&self, _repo_details: &RepoDetails) -> Result<open::OpenRepository, Error> {
-        Ok(open::OpenRepository::Mock)
+    fn git_clone(&self, _repo_details: &RepoDetails) -> Result<OpenRepository, Error> {
+        Ok(OpenRepository::Mock)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/git/src/repository/mod.rs b/crates/git/src/repository/mod.rs
index 4659d0d..5e858eb 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/repository/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/repository/mod.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,12 @@
 #![cfg(not(tarpaulin_include))]
 
 mod mock;
-pub mod open;
+mod open;
 mod real;
 
-use std::{
-    ops::Deref as _,
-    sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc, Mutex},
-};
+use git_next_config::GitDir;
 
-use git_next_config::{BranchName, GitDir, Hostname, RepoPath};
-use tracing::{info, warn};
-
-use crate::{fetch, push, GitRef, GitRemote};
+pub use open::OpenRepository;
 
 use super::RepoDetails;
 
@@ -30,8 +24,8 @@ pub const fn mock() -> Repository {
 }
 
 pub trait RepositoryLike {
-    fn open(&self, gitdir: &GitDir) -> Result<open::OpenRepository, Error>;
-    fn git_clone(&self, repo_details: &RepoDetails) -> Result<open::OpenRepository, Error>;
+    fn open(&self, gitdir: &GitDir) -> Result<OpenRepository, Error>;
+    fn git_clone(&self, repo_details: &RepoDetails) -> Result<OpenRepository, Error>;
 }
 impl std::ops::Deref for Repository {
     type Target = dyn RepositoryLike;
diff --git a/crates/git/src/repository/open/mod.rs b/crates/git/src/repository/open/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2922f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/git/src/repository/open/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//
+pub mod oreal;
+
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+use git_next_config::BranchName;
+
+use crate::{
+    fetch, push,
+    repository::{open::oreal::RealOpenRepository, Direction},
+    GitRef, GitRemote, RepoDetails,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum OpenRepository {
+    Real(oreal::RealOpenRepository),
+    Mock, // TODO: (#38) contain a mock model of a repo
+}
+impl OpenRepository {
+    pub fn new(gix_repo: gix::Repository) -> Self {
+        Self::Real(RealOpenRepository::new(Arc::new(Mutex::new(gix_repo))))
+    }
+}
+pub trait OpenRepositoryLike {
+    fn find_default_remote(&self, direction: Direction) -> Option<GitRemote>;
+    fn fetch(&self) -> Result<(), fetch::Error>;
+    fn push(
+        &self,
+        repo_details: &RepoDetails,
+        branch_name: BranchName,
+        to_commit: GitRef,
+        force: push::Force,
+    ) -> Result<(), push::Error>;
+}
+impl std::ops::Deref for OpenRepository {
+    type Target = dyn OpenRepositoryLike;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        match self {
+            Self::Real(real) => real,
+            Self::Mock => todo!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/git/src/repository/open.rs b/crates/git/src/repository/open/oreal.rs
similarity index 81%
rename from crates/git/src/repository/open.rs
rename to crates/git/src/repository/open/oreal.rs
index 6184e7f..f103557 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/repository/open.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/repository/open/oreal.rs
@@ -1,34 +1,14 @@
-use super::*;
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub enum OpenRepository {
-    Real(RealOpenRepository),
-    Mock, // TODO: (#38) contain a mock model of a repo
-}
-pub trait OpenRepositoryLike {
-    fn find_default_remote(&self, direction: Direction) -> Option<GitRemote>;
-    fn fetch(&self) -> Result<(), fetch::Error>;
-    fn push(
-        &self,
-        repo_details: &RepoDetails,
-        branch_name: BranchName,
-        to_commit: GitRef,
-        force: push::Force,
-    ) -> Result<(), push::Error>;
-}
-impl std::ops::Deref for OpenRepository {
-    type Target = dyn OpenRepositoryLike;
+//
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        match self {
-            Self::Real(real) => real,
-            Self::Mock => todo!(),
-        }
-    }
-}
+use git_next_config::{BranchName, Hostname, RepoPath};
+use tracing::{info, warn};
+
+use crate::{fetch, push, repository::Direction, GitRef, GitRemote, RepoDetails};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, derive_more::Constructor)]
 pub struct RealOpenRepository(Arc<Mutex<gix::Repository>>);
-impl OpenRepositoryLike for RealOpenRepository {
+impl super::OpenRepositoryLike for RealOpenRepository {
     fn find_default_remote(&self, direction: Direction) -> Option<GitRemote> {
         let Ok(repository) = self.0.lock() else {
             return None;
diff --git a/crates/git/src/repository/real.rs b/crates/git/src/repository/real.rs
index 96df79c..4d04fd7 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/repository/real.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/repository/real.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,28 @@
-use super::*;
+use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
+
+use derive_more::Deref as _;
+use git_next_config::GitDir;
+
+use crate::{
+    repository::{open::OpenRepository, Error, RepositoryLike},
+    RepoDetails,
+};
+
 pub struct RealRepository;
 impl RepositoryLike for RealRepository {
-    fn open(&self, gitdir: &GitDir) -> Result<open::OpenRepository, Error> {
-        Ok(open::OpenRepository::Real(open::RealOpenRepository::new(
-            Arc::new(Mutex::new(
-                gix::ThreadSafeRepository::open(gitdir.to_path_buf())?.to_thread_local(),
-            )),
-        )))
+    fn open(&self, gitdir: &GitDir) -> Result<OpenRepository, Error> {
+        let gix_repo = gix::ThreadSafeRepository::open(gitdir.to_path_buf())?.to_thread_local();
+        Ok(OpenRepository::new(gix_repo))
     }
 
-    fn git_clone(&self, repo_details: &RepoDetails) -> Result<open::OpenRepository, Error> {
+    fn git_clone(&self, repo_details: &RepoDetails) -> Result<OpenRepository, Error> {
         use secrecy::ExposeSecret;
-        let origin = repo_details.origin();
-        let (repository, _outcome) =
-            gix::prepare_clone_bare(origin.expose_secret().as_str(), repo_details.gitdir.deref())?
-                .fetch_only(gix::progress::Discard, &AtomicBool::new(false))?;
+        let (gix_repo, _outcome) = gix::prepare_clone_bare(
+            repo_details.origin().expose_secret().as_str(),
+            repo_details.gitdir.deref(),
+        )?
+        .fetch_only(gix::progress::Discard, &AtomicBool::new(false))?;
 
-        Ok(open::OpenRepository::Real(open::RealOpenRepository::new(
-            Arc::new(Mutex::new(repository)),
-        )))
+        Ok(OpenRepository::new(gix_repo))
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/git/src/validate.rs b/crates/git/src/validate.rs
index 23fa7ad..31e306d 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/validate.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/validate.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use tracing::info;
 
-use crate::repository::{open::OpenRepository, Direction};
+use crate::repository::{Direction, OpenRepository};
 
 use super::{GitRemote, RepoDetails};