diff --git a/tests/basic/test_repo.py b/tests/basic/test_repo.py
index 67423c8d8..39e5be46a 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_repo.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_repo.py
@@ -416,21 +416,21 @@ class TestRepo(unittest.TestCase):
             # Create a new repo
             raw_repo = git.Repo()
 
-            # Create a pre-commit hook that always fails
-            hooks_dir = Path(raw_repo.git_dir) / "hooks"
-            hooks_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-
-            pre_commit_hook = hooks_dir / "pre-commit"
-            pre_commit_hook.write_text("#!/bin/sh\nexit 1\n")  # Always fail
-            pre_commit_hook.chmod(0o755)  # Make executable
-
             # Create a file to commit
             fname = Path("test_file.txt")
             fname.write_text("initial content")
             raw_repo.git.add(str(fname))
-
-            # First commit should work (hooks aren't run for initial commit)
+            
+            # Do the initial commit
             raw_repo.git.commit("-m", "Initial commit")
+            
+            # Now create a pre-commit hook that always fails
+            hooks_dir = Path(raw_repo.git_dir) / "hooks"
+            hooks_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+            
+            pre_commit_hook = hooks_dir / "pre-commit"
+            pre_commit_hook.write_text("#!/bin/sh\nexit 1\n")  # Always fail
+            pre_commit_hook.chmod(0o755)  # Make executable
 
             # Modify the file
             fname.write_text("modified content")