diff --git a/test/hg-git.t b/test/hg-git.t
index 6d7e782..0cfd7b5 100755
--- a/test/hg-git.t
+++ b/test/hg-git.t
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ setup () {
 	[remote-hg]
 		hg-git-compat = true
 		track-branches = false
+		# directly use local repo to avoid push (and hence phase issues)
+		shared-marks = false
 	EOF
 
 	export HGEDITOR=true