let mut repo = Repository::init(Some(path), None, Some(&self.remote))?;

        let remote_normalised: std::borrow::Cow<str> = match remote {
            crate::remote::RemoteRepo::Local(_) => std::fs::canonicalize(&self.remote)?
                .to_str()
                .unwrap()
                .to_string()
                .into(),
            _ => self.remote.as_str().into(),
        };
        let mut repo = Repository::init(Some(path), None, Some(&remote_normalised))?;