diff --git a/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift b/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
index 1908a10..58ae306 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2/Repository.swift
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ final public class Repository {
 	/// URL - The URL of the repository.
 	///
 	/// Returns a `Result` with a `Repository` or an error.
-	class public func createAt(_ url: URL) -> Result<Repository, NSError> {
+	class public func create(at url: URL) -> Result<Repository, NSError> {
 		var pointer: OpaquePointer? = nil
 		let result = url.withUnsafeFileSystemRepresentation {
 			git_repository_init(&pointer, $0, 0)
diff --git a/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift b/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
index 9d0efdd..4083cb2 100644
--- a/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
+++ b/SwiftGit2Tests/RepositorySpec.swift
@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@ class RepositorySpec: QuickSpec {
 			}
 		}
 
+		describe("Repository.Type.create(at:)") {
+			it("should create a new repo at the specified location") {
+				let remoteRepo = Fixtures.simpleRepository
+				let localURL = self.temporaryURL(forPurpose: "local-create")
+				let result = Repository.create(at: localURL)
+
+				expect(result).to(haveSucceeded())
+
+				if case .success(let clonedRepo) = result {
+					expect(clonedRepo.directoryURL).notTo(beNil())
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		describe("Repository.Type.clone(from:to:)") {
 			it("should handle local clones") {
 				let remoteRepo = Fixtures.simpleRepository