diff --git a/test/test_base.py b/test/test_base.py
index 5c89fd4fb..30029367d 100644
--- a/test/test_base.py
+++ b/test/test_base.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import tempfile
 from unittest import SkipTest, skipIf
 
+from git import Repo
 from git.objects import Blob, Tree, Commit, TagObject
 from git.compat import is_win
 from git.objects.util import get_object_type_by_name
@@ -95,15 +96,18 @@ def test_object_resolution(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.rorepo.head.reference.object, self.rorepo.active_branch.object)
 
     @with_rw_repo("HEAD", bare=True)
-    def test_with_bare_rw_repo(self, bare_rw_repo):
+    def test_with_bare_rw_repo(self, bare_rw_repo: Repo):
         assert bare_rw_repo.config_reader("repository").getboolean("core", "bare")
         assert osp.isfile(osp.join(bare_rw_repo.git_dir, "HEAD"))
         assert osp.isdir(bare_rw_repo.working_dir)
+        assert bare_rw_repo.working_tree_dir is None
 
     @with_rw_repo("0.1.6")
-    def test_with_rw_repo(self, rw_repo):
+    def test_with_rw_repo(self, rw_repo: Repo):
         assert not rw_repo.config_reader("repository").getboolean("core", "bare")
+        assert osp.isdir(rw_repo.working_tree_dir)
         assert osp.isdir(osp.join(rw_repo.working_tree_dir, "lib"))
+        assert osp.isdir(rw_repo.working_dir)
 
     @skipIf(HIDE_WINDOWS_FREEZE_ERRORS, "FIXME: Freezes!  sometimes...")
     @with_rw_and_rw_remote_repo("0.1.6")