diff --git a/tests/letstest/multitester.py b/tests/letstest/multitester.py
index 378670071..e27385002 100644
--- a/tests/letstest/multitester.py
+++ b/tests/letstest/multitester.py
@@ -241,21 +241,21 @@ def local_git_clone(repo_url):
     "clones master of repo_url"
     with lcd(LOGDIR):
         local('if [ -d letsencrypt ]; then rm -rf letsencrypt; fi')
-        local('git clone %s'% repo_url)
+        local('git clone %s letsencrypt'% repo_url)
         local('tar czf le.tar.gz letsencrypt')
 
 def local_git_branch(repo_url, branch_name):
     "clones branch <branch_name> of repo_url"
     with lcd(LOGDIR):
         local('if [ -d letsencrypt ]; then rm -rf letsencrypt; fi')
-        local('git clone %s --branch %s --single-branch'%(repo_url, branch_name))
+        local('git clone %s letsencrypt --branch %s --single-branch'%(repo_url, branch_name))
         local('tar czf le.tar.gz letsencrypt')
 
 def local_git_PR(repo_url, PRnumstr, merge_master=True):
     "clones specified pull request from repo_url and optionally merges into master"
     with lcd(LOGDIR):
         local('if [ -d letsencrypt ]; then rm -rf letsencrypt; fi')
-        local('git clone %s'% repo_url)
+        local('git clone %s letsencrypt'% repo_url)
         local('cd letsencrypt && git fetch origin pull/%s/head:lePRtest'%PRnumstr)
         local('cd letsencrypt && git co lePRtest')
         if merge_master: