3 files changed, 28 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/git/test/db/base.py b/git/test/db/base.py
index 5291ba03..7016afb7 100644
--- a/git/test/db/base.py
+++ b/git/test/db/base.py
@@ -613,8 +613,14 @@ class RepoBase(TestDBBase):
 	def test_submodule_update(self, rwrepo):
 		# fails in bare mode
 		rwrepo._bare = True
+		# special handling: there are repo implementations which have a bare attribute. IN that case, set it directly
+		if not rwrepo.bare:
+			rwrepo.bare = True
 		self.failUnlessRaises(InvalidGitRepositoryError, rwrepo.submodule_update)
 		rwrepo._bare = False
+		if rwrepo.bare:
+			rwrepo.bare = False
+		#END special repo handling
 		
 		# test create submodule
 		sm = rwrepo.submodules[0]
diff --git a/git/test/db/dulwich/lib.py b/git/test/db/dulwich/lib.py
index a1110ffa..56734064 100644
--- a/git/test/db/dulwich/lib.py
+++ b/git/test/db/dulwich/lib.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 """dulwich specific utilities, as well as all the default ones"""
 
-from git.test.lib import *
+from git.test.lib import (
+							InheritedTestMethodsOverrideWrapperMetaClsAutoMixin,
+							needs_module_or_skip
+						)
+
+__all__ = ['needs_dulwich_or_skip', 'DulwichRequiredMetaMixin']
 
 #{ Decoorators
 
diff --git a/git/test/db/dulwich/test_base.py b/git/test/db/dulwich/test_base.py
index 9bc9c394..50e64131 100644
--- a/git/test/db/dulwich/test_base.py
+++ b/git/test/db/dulwich/test_base.py
@@ -3,21 +3,31 @@
 # This module is part of GitDB and is released under
 # the New BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
 from lib import *
+from git.test.lib import TestBase, with_rw_repo
 from git.test.db.base import RepoBase
-from git.db.complex import PureCompatibilityGitDB
+
+
 
 try:
 	import dulwich
 except ImportError:
 	# om this case, all other dulwich tests will be skipped
-	pass
+	# Need to properly initialize the class though, otherwise it would fail
+	from git.db.complex import PureCompatibilityGitDB as DulwichDB
+else:
+	# now we know dulwich is available, to do futher imports
+	from git.db.dulwich.complex import DulwichCompatibilityGitDB as DulwichDB
+	
+#END handle imports
 
 class TestPyDBBase(RepoBase):
 	__metaclass__ = DulwichRequiredMetaMixin
-	RepoCls = PureCompatibilityGitDB
+	RepoCls = DulwichDB
 	
 	@needs_dulwich_or_skip
-	def test_basics(self):
-		import dulwich
-		pass
+	@with_rw_repo('HEAD', bare=False)
+	def test_basics(self, rw_repo):
+		db = DulwichDB(rw_repo.working_tree_dir)
+		print db.git_dir
+