diff --git a/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/pom.xml b/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/pom.xml
index 58eb3da6d3..511052d3a7 100644
--- a/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,22 @@
       <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.tmatesoft.svnkit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>svnkit</artifactId>
+      <version>${svnkit.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.tmatesoft.svnkit</groupId>
       <artifactId>svnkit-dav</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.4</version>
+      <version>${svnkit.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
 
+  <properties>
+    <svnkit.version>1.3.4</svnkit.version>
+  </properties>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnRepositoryHandler.java b/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnRepositoryHandler.java
index d1d611d288..d16aff2fb8 100644
--- a/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnRepositoryHandler.java
+++ b/plugins/scm-svn-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/SvnRepositoryHandler.java
@@ -37,12 +37,19 @@ package sonia.scm.repository;
 
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 
+import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNException;
+import org.tmatesoft.svn.core.io.SVNRepositoryFactory;
+
 import sonia.scm.Type;
 import sonia.scm.io.ExtendedCommand;
 
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -85,14 +92,21 @@ public class SvnRepositoryHandler
    * @param repository
    * @param directory
    *
-   * @return
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @throws RepositoryException
    */
   @Override
-  protected ExtendedCommand buildCreateCommand(Repository repository,
-          File directory)
+  protected void create(Repository repository, File directory)
+          throws RepositoryException, IOException
   {
-    return new ExtendedCommand(config.getSvnAdminBinary(), "create",
-                               directory.getPath());
+    try
+    {
+      SVNRepositoryFactory.createLocalRepository(directory, true, false);
+    }
+    catch (SVNException ex)
+    {
+      throw new RepositoryException(ex);
+    }
   }
 
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/AbstractSimpleRepositoryHandler.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/AbstractSimpleRepositoryHandler.java
index 9a60052ec3..2c8ad966d0 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/AbstractSimpleRepositoryHandler.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/AbstractSimpleRepositoryHandler.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+
+
 package sonia.scm.repository;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -72,18 +74,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractSimpleRepositoryHandler<C extends SimpleRepository
 
   //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param repository
-   * @param directory
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  protected abstract ExtendedCommand buildCreateCommand(Repository repository,
-          File directory);
-
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -106,19 +96,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSimpleRepositoryHandler<C extends SimpleRepository
       throw new RepositoryAllreadyExistExeption();
     }
 
-    ExtendedCommand cmd = buildCreateCommand(repository, directory);
-    CommandResult result = cmd.execute();
-
-    if (!result.isSuccessfull())
-    {
-      StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder("command exit with error ");
-
-      msg.append(result.getReturnCode()).append(" and message: '");
-      msg.append(result.getOutput()).append("'");
-
-      throw new RepositoryException(msg.toString());
-    }
-
+    create(repository, directory);
     postCreate(repository, directory);
     repository.setType(getType().getName());
     storeRepositoryConfig(repository);
@@ -273,6 +251,48 @@ public abstract class AbstractSimpleRepositoryHandler<C extends SimpleRepository
 
   //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param repository
+   * @param directory
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  protected ExtendedCommand buildCreateCommand(Repository repository,
+          File directory)
+  {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("method is not implemented");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param repository
+   * @param directory
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   * @throws RepositoryException
+   */
+  protected void create(Repository repository, File directory)
+          throws RepositoryException, IOException
+  {
+    ExtendedCommand cmd = buildCreateCommand(repository, directory);
+    CommandResult result = cmd.execute();
+
+    if (!result.isSuccessfull())
+    {
+      StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder("command exit with error ");
+
+      msg.append(result.getReturnCode()).append(" and message: '");
+      msg.append(result.getOutput()).append("'");
+
+      throw new RepositoryException(msg.toString());
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *