diff --git a/lib/Ddt/Distribution.rakumod b/lib/Ddt/Distribution.rakumod
index f81a01a..4204ba4 100644
--- a/lib/Ddt/Distribution.rakumod
+++ b/lib/Ddt/Distribution.rakumod
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ method !make-content {
 
 method !init-vcs-repo {
     my $git-dir = $.main-dir.absolute;
-    qqx{cd $git-dir && git init}.slurp-rest;
-    qqx{cd $git-dir && git add .}.slurp-rest;
+    run(flat(<git init -C>, $git-dir), :out).out.slurp-rest;
+    run(flat(<git add . -C>, $git-dir), :out).out.slurp-rest;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/Ddt/Plugins/Hack.rakumod b/lib/Ddt/Plugins/Hack.rakumod
index e8b4031..50537cd 100644
--- a/lib/Ddt/Plugins/Hack.rakumod
+++ b/lib/Ddt/Plugins/Hack.rakumod
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ multi MAIN("hack", Str:D $identity, Str $dir?) is export {
 
     my $candi = @local.first;
     my IO::Path:D $local-mirror = local-mirror $uri;
-    say qqx{git clone $uri --reference-if-able $local-mirror.Str() $target};
+    say run(flat(<git clone>, $uri, <--reference-if-able>, ~$local-mirror, $target), :out).out;
     say "Checked out $uri to $target";
     say "You can now do `cd $target`";
 }