--- a/testing/vcttesting/unittest.py
+++ b/testing/vcttesting/unittest.py
@@ -218,20 +218,20 @@ class MozReviewWebDriverTest(MozReviewTe
         kf = os.path.join(self.mr._path, 'keys', email)
         self.ldap.create_user(email, username, uid, name, key_filename=kf,
                               scm_level=scm_level)
 
     def user_bugzilla(self, email):
         """Obtain a Bugzilla handle for a given user, specified by email address."""
         return self.bugzilla(username=email, password=self.users[email][0])
 
-    def create_basic_repo(self, email, nick):
-        self.mr.create_repository('test_repo')
+    def create_basic_repo(self, email, nick, name='test_repo'):
+        self.mr.create_repository(name)
         lr = self.mr.get_local_repository(
-            'test_repo',
+            name,
             ircnick=nick,
             bugzilla_username=email,
             bugzilla_apikey=self.users[email][2])
         lr.touch('foo')
         lr.run(['commit', '-A', '-m', 'initial'])
         lr.run(['phase', '--public', '-r', '0'])
 
         return lr