diff --git a/tests/basic/test_main.py b/tests/basic/test_main.py
index c3469a030..209c7045e 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_main.py
@@ -664,16 +664,18 @@ class TestMain(TestCase):
         mock_io_instance.prompt_ask.assert_not_called()
 
     @patch("aider.main.InputOutput")
-    @patch("aider.main.Path")
-    def test_setup_git_home_invalid_choice(self, mock_path, mock_io):
+    def test_setup_git_home_invalid_choice(self, mock_io):
         mock_io_instance = mock_io.return_value
         mock_io_instance.prompt_ask.side_effect = ["3", "1"]
-        mock_path.home.return_value.glob.return_value = [
-            Path("/home/user/repo1/.git"),
-            Path("/home/user/repo2/.git"),
-        ]
 
-        result = setup_git_home(mock_io_instance)
+        with IgnorantTemporaryDirectory() as temp_home:
+            with patch("aider.main.Path.home", return_value=Path(temp_home)):
+                # Create actual repo1 and repo2 subdirectories with .git folders
+                Path(temp_home, "repo1", ".git").mkdir(parents=True)
+                Path(temp_home, "repo2", ".git").mkdir(parents=True)
 
-        self.assertEqual(result, Path("/home/user/repo1"))
-        mock_io_instance.tool_error.assert_called_with("Please enter a number between 1 and 2")
+                result = setup_git_home(mock_io_instance)
+
+                self.assertEqual(result, Path(temp_home) / "repo1")
+                mock_io_instance.tool_error.assert_called_with("Please enter a number between 1 and 2")
+                mock_io_instance.tool_output.assert_called_with("Found git repositories in your home directory:")