diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/test_hg_operations.py b/rhodecode/tests/test_hg_operations.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/test_hg_operations.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/test_hg_operations.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import engine_from_confi
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import add_cache
 from rhodecode.model import init_model
 from rhodecode.model import meta
-from rhodecode.model.db import User
+from rhodecode.model.db import User, Repository
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import get_crypt_password
 
 from rhodecode.tests import TESTS_TMP_PATH, NEW_HG_REPO, HG_REPO
@@ -70,15 +70,18 @@ def get_session():
 
 
 def create_test_user(force=True):
+    print 'creating test user'
     sa = get_session()
 
     user = sa.query(User).filter(User.username == USER).scalar()
 
-    if force and user:
+    if force and user is not None:
+        print 'removing current user'
         sa.delete(user)
         sa.commit()
 
     if user is None or force:
+        print 'creating new one'
         new_usr = User()
         new_usr.username = USER
         new_usr.password = get_crypt_password(PASS)
@@ -86,17 +89,38 @@ def create_test_user(force=True):
         new_usr.name = 'test'
         new_usr.lastname = 'lasttestname'
         new_usr.active = True
-
+        new_usr.admin = True
         sa.add(new_usr)
         sa.commit()
 
+    print 'done'
+
+
+def create_test_repo(force=True):
+    from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
+    sa = get_session()
+
+    user = sa.query(User).filter(User.username == USER).scalar()
+    if user is None:
+        raise Exception('user not found')
 
 
+    repo = sa.query(Repository).filter(Repository.repo_name == HG_REPO).scalar()
+
+    if repo is None:
+        print 'repo not found creating'
+
+        form_data = {'repo_name':HG_REPO,
+                     'repo_type':'hg',
+                     'private':False, }
+        rm = RepoModel(sa)
+        rm.base_path = '/home/hg'
+        rm.create(form_data, user)
 
 #==============================================================================
 # TESTS
 #==============================================================================
-def test_clone():
+def test_clone(no_errors=False):
     cwd = path = jn(TESTS_TMP_PATH, HG_REPO)
 
     try:
@@ -116,8 +140,9 @@ def test_clone():
 
     stdout, stderr = Command(cwd).execute('hg clone', clone_url)
 
-    assert """adding file changes""" in stdout, 'no messages about cloning'
-    assert """abort""" not in stderr , 'got error from clone'
+    if no_errors is False:
+        assert """adding file changes""" in stdout, 'no messages about cloning'
+        assert """abort""" not in stderr , 'got error from clone'
 
 
 
@@ -170,9 +195,9 @@ def test_clone_wrong_credentials():
 def test_pull():
     pass
 
-def test_push():
-
-    modified_file = jn(TESTS_TMP_PATH, HG_REPO, 'setup.py')
+def test_push_modify_file(f_name='setup.py'):
+    cwd = path = jn(TESTS_TMP_PATH, HG_REPO)
+    modified_file = jn(TESTS_TMP_PATH, HG_REPO, f_name)
     for i in xrange(5):
         cmd = """echo 'added_line%s' >> %s""" % (i, modified_file)
         Command(cwd).execute(cmd)
@@ -184,7 +209,7 @@ def test_push():
 
 def test_push_new_file(commits=15):
 
-    test_clone()
+    test_clone(no_errors=True)
 
     cwd = path = jn(TESTS_TMP_PATH, HG_REPO)
     added_file = jn(path, '%ssetup.py' % _RandomNameSequence().next())
@@ -210,7 +235,7 @@ def test_push_new_file(commits=15):
     Command(cwd).execute('hg push --verbose --debug %s' % push_url)
 
 def test_push_wrong_credentials():
-
+    cwd = path = jn(TESTS_TMP_PATH, HG_REPO)
     clone_url = 'http://%(user)s:%(pass)s@%(host)s/%(cloned_repo)s' % \
                   {'user':USER + 'xxx',
                    'pass':PASS,
@@ -262,14 +287,16 @@ def test_push_wrong_path():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    #create_test_user()
-    test_clone()
-    test_clone_anonymous_ok()
+    create_test_user(force=False)
+    create_test_repo()
+    #test_push_modify_file()
+    #test_clone()
+    #test_clone_anonymous_ok()
 
     #test_clone_wrong_credentials()
 
     #test_pull()
-    #test_push_new_file(3)
+    test_push_new_file(commits=3)
     #test_push_wrong_path()
     #test_push_wrong_credentials()