diff --git a/spec/base.js b/spec/base.js
index 2457adc3..e8cf1095 100644
--- a/spec/base.js
+++ b/spec/base.js
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ var expectTreeAsync = function(command, expectedJSON, startJSON) {
       console.log('\n<<<<<<<<<<<\nactual', getHeadlessSummary(headless));
       console.log('\n<<<<ORIGIN>>>>>\n');
       if (expected.originTree) {
+        console.log('expected origin tree:');
         console.log(expected.originTree);
         console.log('\n=========\n');
+        console.log('actual origin tree');
         console.log(getHeadlessSummary(headless).originTree);
       }
       console.log(expectedJSON);
diff --git a/spec/simpleRemote.spec.js b/spec/simpleRemote.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..247572b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/simpleRemote.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+var base = require('./base');
+var expectTreeAsync = base.expectTreeAsync;
+
+describe('Git Remote simple', function() {
+  it('clones', function() {
+    expectTreeAsync(
+      'git clone',
+      '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"}},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}'
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/js/git/headless.js b/src/js/git/headless.js
index e0fe31a4..57a3e1b1 100644
--- a/src/js/git/headless.js
+++ b/src/js/git/headless.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var EventBaton = require('../util/eventBaton').EventBaton;
 var Collections = require('../models/collections');
 var CommitCollection = Collections.CommitCollection;
 var BranchCollection = Collections.BranchCollection;
+var TagCollection = Collections.TagCollection;
 var Command = require('../models/commandModel').Command;
 
 var mock = require('../util/mock').mock;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ var HeadlessGit = function() {
 HeadlessGit.prototype.init = function() {
   this.commitCollection = new CommitCollection();
   this.branchCollection = new BranchCollection();
+  this.tagCollection = new TagCollection();
 
   // here we mock visuals and animation factory so the git engine
   // is headless
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ HeadlessGit.prototype.init = function() {
   this.gitEngine = new GitEngine({
     collection: this.commitCollection,
     branches: this.branchCollection,
+    tags: this.tagCollection,
     gitVisuals: gitVisuals,
     animationFactory: animationFactory,
     eventBaton: new EventBaton()