diff --git a/t/t00-initial b/t/t00-initial
index d708fdd..c17ee86 100644
--- a/t/t00-initial
+++ b/t/t00-initial
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ expect "remote: Initialized empty Git repository in /home/gitolite-test/reposito
 name "basic clone"
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u1:aa u1aa
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u1aa/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into u1aa..."
 expect "warning: You appear to have cloned an empty repository"
 runlocal ls -ald u1aa
 expect "drwxr-xr-x 3 $USER $USER 4096 201.-..-.. ..:.. u1aa"
diff --git a/t/t03a-branch-permissions b/t/t03a-branch-permissions
index 2d7c6e4..f8a3452 100644
--- a/t/t03a-branch-permissions
+++ b/t/t03a-branch-permissions
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ repo r1
 notexpect ABORT
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone gitolite:r1
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/r1/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into r1..."
 cd ~/td/r1
 mdc; mdc; mdc
 mdc; mdc; mdc
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ repo r2
 notexpect ABORT
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone gitolite:r2
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/r2/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into r2..."
 cd ~/td/r2
 mdc; mdc; mdc
 mdc; mdc; mdc
diff --git a/t/t04a-wild-all b/t/t04a-wild-all
index ae9010f..7bcefab 100644
--- a/t/t04a-wild-all
+++ b/t/t04a-wild-all
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ expect "\* \[new branch\]      master -> master"
 name "u1 clone success"
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u1:foo/u4/a12 u1a12
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u1a12/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into u1a12..."
 
 name "u1 push fail"
 cd ~/td/u1a12
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ expect "W access for foo/u4/a12 DENIED to u1"
 name "u2 clone success"
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u2:foo/u4/a12 u2a12
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u2a12/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into u2a12..."
 
 name "u2 push success"
 cd ~/td/u2a12
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ expect_filesame $TESTDIR/out/t04-wild1.2
 name "u5 clone success"
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u5:foo/u4/a12 u5a12
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u5a12/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into u5a12..."
 
 name "u5 push fail"
 cd ~/td/u5a12
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ expect "W access for foo/u4/a12 DENIED to u5"
 name "u6 clone success"
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u6:foo/u4/a12 u6a12
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u6a12/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into u6a12..."
 
 name "u6 push success"
 cd ~/td/u6a12
diff --git a/t/t04a-wild-students b/t/t04a-wild-students
index a37a6ab..0fdc85c 100644
--- a/t/t04a-wild-students
+++ b/t/t04a-wild-students
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ expect "\* \[new branch\]      master -> master"
 name "u1 clone success"
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u1:foo/u4/a12 u1a12
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u1a12/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into u1a12..."
 
 name "u1 push fail"
 cd ~/td/u1a12
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ expect "W access for foo/u4/a12 DENIED to u1"
 name "u2 clone success"
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u2:foo/u4/a12 u2a12
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u2a12/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into u2a12..."
 
 name "u2 push success"
 cd ~/td/u2a12
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ expect_filesame $TESTDIR/out/t04-wild1.2
 name "u5 clone success"
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u5:foo/u4/a12 u5a12
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u5a12/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into u5a12..."
 
 name "u5 push fail"
 cd ~/td/u5a12
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ expect "W access for foo/u4/a12 DENIED to u5"
 name "u6 clone success"
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u6:foo/u4/a12 u6a12
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u6a12/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into u6a12..."
 
 name "u6 push success"
 cd ~/td/u6a12
diff --git a/t/t09a-oldtests b/t/t09a-oldtests
index 16edb61..5e6e178 100644
--- a/t/t09a-oldtests
+++ b/t/t09a-oldtests
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ notexpect "failed to push"
 
 cd ~/td
 runlocal git clone u1:abc
-expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/abc/.git/"
+expect "Cloning into abc..."
 cd ~/td/abc
 mdc jfile; runlocal git push origin master
 expect "To u1:abc"
diff --git a/t/t50-sequence-test b/t/t50-sequence-test
index 4c540f7..0a33eb7 100644
--- a/t/t50-sequence-test
+++ b/t/t50-sequence-test
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ do
     name "push"
     cd ~/td
     runlocal git clone u2:foo/u1/bar u2bar
-    expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u2bar/.git/"
+    expect "Cloning into u2bar..."
     cd u2bar
     mdc u2file1
     runlocal git push
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ do
 
     cd ~/td
     runlocal git clone u1:foo/u1/bar
-    expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/gitolite-test/repositories/foo/u1/bar.git/"
+    expect "Cloning into bar..."
 
     cd bar
     mdc u1file1
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ do
     name "push"
     cd ~/td
     runlocal git clone u2:foo/u1/bar u2bar
-    expect "Initialized empty Git repository in /home/tester/td/u2bar/.git/"
+    expect "Cloning into u2bar..."
     cd u2bar
     mdc u2file1
     runlocal git push
diff --git a/t/t53-check-info-expand-output b/t/t53-check-info-expand-output
index 43bb938..ad845b7 100644
--- a/t/t53-check-info-expand-output
+++ b/t/t53-check-info-expand-output
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ do
 
         name "u1 info"
         runlocal ssh u1 info
-        expect "hello u1, the gitolite version here is v"
+        expect "hello u1, the gitolite version here is"
         expect "@R.*@W.*testing"
         [ "$wr" = "1" ] && expect "C.*R.*W.*foo/u1/\\.\\+"
 
         name "u1 expand"
         runlocal ssh u1 expand
         [ "$wr" = "0" ] && expect "wildrepos disabled, sorry"
-        [ "$wr" = "1" ] && expect "hello u1, the gitolite version here is v"
+        [ "$wr" = "1" ] && expect "hello u1, the gitolite version here is"
         [ "$wr" = "1" ] && expect "R.*W.*(u1).*foo/u1/bar"
         [ "$wr" = "1" ] && expect "@R.*@W.*testing"