diff --git a/plugins/settings-repository/src/git/GitEx.kt b/plugins/settings-repository/src/git/GitEx.kt
index 4fc287eee582..05a69f8860e1 100644
--- a/plugins/settings-repository/src/git/GitEx.kt
+++ b/plugins/settings-repository/src/git/GitEx.kt
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ fun createBareRepository(dir: File): Repository {
   return repository
 }
 
+fun createRepository(dir: File): Repository {
+  val repository = FileRepositoryBuilder().setWorkTree(dir).build()
+  repository.create()
+  return repository
+}
+
 fun Repository.commit(message: String? = null, reflogComment: String? = null, author: PersonIdent? = null, committer: PersonIdent? = null): RevCommit {
   val commitCommand = CommitCommand(this).setAuthor(author).setCommitter(committer)
   if (message != null) {