diff --git a/app/models/embedded_ansible_worker/object_management.rb b/app/models/embedded_ansible_worker/object_management.rb
index 82aecd770fe..6774ac6b425 100644
--- a/app/models/embedded_ansible_worker/object_management.rb
+++ b/app/models/embedded_ansible_worker/object_management.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ def ensure_initial_objects(provider, connection)
     ensure_credential(provider, connection)
     ensure_inventory(provider, connection)
     ensure_host(provider, connection)
+    ensure_plugin_playbooks_project_seeded(connection)
   end
 
   def remove_demo_data(connection)
@@ -54,24 +55,21 @@ def ensure_host(provider, connection)
     ).id
   end
 
-  #TODO: naming is hard
-  CONSOLIDATED_PLUGIN_PLAYBOOKS_TEMPDIR = Pathname.new("/var/lib/awx_consolidated_source/projects/blah").freeze
+  CONSOLIDATED_PLUGIN_PLAYBOOKS_TEMPDIR = Pathname.new("/var/lib/awx_consolidated_source/projects/gem_ansible_content").freeze
   def ensure_plugin_playbooks_project_seeded(connection)
-    @connection = connection
     clean_consolidated_plugin_directory
     copy_plugin_ansible_content
 
     commit_git_plugin_content
 
-    if project = existing_plugin_playbook_project
+    if project = existing_plugin_playbook_project(connection)
       update_playbook_project(project)
     else
-      create_playbook_project
+      create_playbook_project(connection)
     end
   ensure
     # we already have 2 copies: one in the gem and one imported into ansible in the project, delete the temporary one
     clean_consolidated_plugin_directory
-    @connection = nil
   end
 
   private
@@ -91,10 +89,19 @@ def copy_plugin_ansible_content
 
   def commit_git_plugin_content
     Dir.chdir(CONSOLIDATED_PLUGIN_PLAYBOOKS_TEMPDIR) do
-      # ruggedize this
-      `git init`
-      `git add -A`
-      `git commit -m "YOLO Initial Commit"`
+      require 'rugged'
+      repo = Rugged::Repository.init_at(".")
+      index = repo.index
+      index.add_all("*")
+      index.write
+
+      options              = {}
+      options[:tree]       = index.write_tree(repo)
+      options[:author]     = options[:committer] = { :email => "user@example.com", :name => 'Author', :time => Time.now }
+      options[:message]    = "YOLO Initial Commit"
+      options[:parents]    = []
+      options[:update_ref] = 'HEAD'
+      Rugged::Commit.create(repo, options)
     end
   end
 
@@ -106,15 +113,15 @@ def commit_git_plugin_content
       :scm_update_on_launch => false
   }.freeze
 
-  def existing_plugin_playbook_project
-    @connection.api.projects.all(:name => PLUGIN_PLAYBOOK_PROJECT_NAME).first
+  def existing_plugin_playbook_project(connection)
+    connection.api.projects.all(:name => PLUGIN_PLAYBOOK_PROJECT_NAME).first
   end
 
   def update_playbook_project(project)
     project.update_attributes!(PLAYBOOK_PROJECT_ATTRIBUTES)
   end
 
-  def create_playbook_project
-    @connection.api.projects.create!(PLAYBOOK_PROJECT_ATTRIBUTES.to_json)
+  def create_playbook_project(connection)
+    connection.api.projects.create!(PLAYBOOK_PROJECT_ATTRIBUTES.to_json)
   end
 end