diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtectionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtectionTest.java
index 47dadf0ca..d0182fc27 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtectionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtectionTest.java
@@ -112,35 +112,4 @@ public class GHBranchProtectionTest extends AbstractGitHubWireMockTest {
         assertTrue(protectionTest instanceof GHBranchProtection);
         assertTrue(repo.getBranch(BRANCH).isProtected());
     }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testMergeBranch() throws Exception {
-        String name = "testMergeBranch";
-        String branchName = "test/" + name;
-
-        GHRepository repository = gitHub.getOrganization("hub4j-test-org").getRepository("github-api");
-        GHRef masterRef = repository.getRef("heads/master");
-        repository.createRef("refs/heads/" + branchName, masterRef.getObject().getSha());
-
-        GHContentUpdateResponse response = repository.createContent()
-                .content(name)
-                .message(name)
-                .path(name)
-                .branch(branchName)
-                .commit();
-
-        Thread.sleep(1000);
-
-        repository.createContent()
-                .content(name + name)
-                .path(name)
-                .branch(branchName)
-                .message(name)
-                .sha(response.getContent().getSha())
-                .commit();
-
-        GHBranch masterBranch = repository.getBranch("master");
-        GHCommit mergeCommit = repository.getBranch(branchName).merge(masterBranch, "merging master into testBranch");
-        assertNotNull(mergeCommit);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89878306e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class GHBranchTest extends AbstractGitHubWireMockTest {
+    private static final String BRANCH_1 = "testBranch1";
+    private static final String BRANCH_2 = "testBranch2";
+
+    private GHRepository repository;
+
+    @Before
+    public void before() throws Exception {
+        repository = gitHub.getUser("jkalash").getRepository("github-api");
+        cleanupBranches();
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void after() throws Exception {
+        // cleanupBranches();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMergeBranch() throws Exception {
+        String masterHead = repository.getRef("heads/master").getObject().getSha();
+        createRefAndPostContent(BRANCH_1, masterHead);
+        createRefAndPostContent(BRANCH_2, masterHead);
+
+        Thread.sleep(1000);
+
+        GHBranch otherBranch = repository.getBranch(BRANCH_2);
+        String commitMessage = "merging " + BRANCH_2;
+        GHCommit mergeCommit = repository.getBranch(BRANCH_2).merge(otherBranch, commitMessage);
+        assertEquals(mergeCommit.getCommitShortInfo().getMessage(), mergeCommit);
+    }
+
+    private void createRefAndPostContent(String branchName, String sha) throws IOException {
+        String refName = "refs/heads/" + branchName;
+        if (repository.listRefs().toList().stream().map(GHRef::getRef).noneMatch(ref -> ref.equals(refName))) {
+            repository.createRef(refName, sha);
+        }
+        repository.createContent().content(branchName).message(branchName).path(branchName).branch(branchName).commit();
+    }
+
+    private void cleanupBranches() throws Exception {
+        if (!mockGitHub.isUseProxy()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        String ref1 = "refs/heads/" + BRANCH_1;
+        String ref2 = "refs/heads/" + BRANCH_2;
+        for (GHRef ref : repository.listRefs().toList()) {
+            if (ref.getRef().equals(ref1) || ref.getRef().equals(ref2)) {
+                ref.delete();
+            }
+        }
+
+        Thread.sleep(1000);
+    }
+}