--- a/devtools/httptest.py	Mon Jun 24 12:03:37 2013 +0200
+++ b/devtools/httptest.py	Tue Jun 18 15:12:25 2013 +0200
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
         reactor.addSystemEventTrigger('after', 'startup', semaphore.release)
         t = threading.Thread(target=safe_run, name='cubicweb_test_web_server',
-                             args=(self.config, True))
+                args=(self.config, True), kwargs={'repo': self.repo})
         self.web_thread = t
         t.start()
         semaphore.acquire()