diff --git a/‎lib/repository.js‎
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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var Revwalk = require("./revwalk");
 var Commit = require("./commit");
 var Remote = require("./remote");
 var Promise = require("nodegit-promise");
+var normalizeOptions = require("./util/normalize_options");
 
 var TreeBuilder = NodeGit.Treebuilder;
 var Repository = NodeGit.Repository;
@@ -618,4 +619,12 @@ Repository.prototype.mergeBranches = function(to, from, signature) {
   });
 };
 
+// Override Repository.initExt to normalize initoptions
+var initExt = Repository.initExt;
+Repository.initExt = function(repo_path, opts) {
+  opts = normalizeOptions(opts, NodeGit.RepositoryInitOptions);
+  return initExt(repo_path, opts);
+};
+
+
 module.exports = Repository;