diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitMergeCommand.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitMergeCommand.java
index 6376262228..f61038b069 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitMergeCommand.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitMergeCommand.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class GitMergeCommand extends AbstractGitCommand implements MergeCommand
     }
 
     private MergeCommandResult merge() throws IOException {
-      createClone();
+      checkOutTargetBranch();
       MergeResult result = doMergeInClone();
       if (result.getMergeStatus().isSuccessful()) {
         doCommit();
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class GitMergeCommand extends AbstractGitCommand implements MergeCommand
       }
     }
 
-    private void createClone() {
+    private void checkOutTargetBranch() {
       try {
         clone.checkout().setName(target).call();
       } catch (GitAPIException e) {
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/CloseableWrapperTest.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/CloseableWrapperTest.java
index 34c5e8e7e2..e92ee7abb5 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/CloseableWrapperTest.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/CloseableWrapperTest.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 public class CloseableWrapperTest {
 
   @Test
-  public void x() {
+  public void shouldExecuteGivenMethodAtClose() {
     Consumer<String> wrapped = new Consumer<String>() {
       // no this cannot be replaced with a lambda because otherwise we could not use Mockito#spy
       @Override