diff --git a/host/tests/git_compat.rs b/host/tests/it/git_compat.rs
similarity index 84%
rename from host/tests/git_compat.rs
rename to host/tests/it/git_compat.rs
index f4cbeb1..d5902d6 100644
--- a/host/tests/git_compat.rs
+++ b/host/tests/it/git_compat.rs
@@ -6,31 +6,15 @@ use sausage::{
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "current_thread")]
 async fn default_identity_and_which() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let repo = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("..");
-    let userland = repo.join("userland");
-    assert!(
-        std::process::Command::new("nu")
-            .args(["--no-config-file", "cwd-init/build.nu"])
-            .current_dir(&userland)
-            .status()?
-            .success()
-    );
+    let userland = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../userland");
+    let target = crate::common::build_git();
     assert!(
         std::process::Command::new("cargo")
-            .args([
-                "build",
-                "--release",
-                "-p",
-                "git",
-                "-p",
-                "sausage-exec-tools",
-                "--locked"
-            ])
+            .args(["build", "--release", "-p", "sausage-exec-tools", "--locked"])
             .current_dir(&userland)
             .status()?
             .success()
     );
-    let target = std::path::PathBuf::from(std::env::var("CARGO_TARGET_DIR")?);
     let bundle = tempfile::tempdir()?;
     std::fs::create_dir_all(bundle.path().join("bin"))?;
     std::fs::create_dir_all(bundle.path().join("src"))?;
diff --git a/host/tests/it/main.rs b/host/tests/it/main.rs
index 223e035..4dedb6a 100644
--- a/host/tests/it/main.rs
+++ b/host/tests/it/main.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ mod durable;
 mod events;
 mod extension_names;
 mod extensions;
+mod git_compat;
 mod git_runtime;
 mod goal_questions;
 mod harness;