diff --git a/src/zcl_abapgit_dot_abapgit.clas.abap b/src/zcl_abapgit_dot_abapgit.clas.abap
index bad72dc3f..d6cd7ecb8 100644
--- a/src/zcl_abapgit_dot_abapgit.clas.abap
+++ b/src/zcl_abapgit_dot_abapgit.clas.abap
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_dot_abapgit DEFINITION
         VALUE(rv_xstr) TYPE xstring
       RAISING
         zcx_abapgit_exception .
+    METHODS to_file
+      RETURNING
+        VALUE(rs_file) TYPE zif_abapgit_definitions=>ty_file
+      RAISING
+        zcx_abapgit_exception.
     METHODS get_data
       RETURNING
         VALUE(rs_data) TYPE zif_abapgit_dot_abapgit=>ty_dot_abapgit .
@@ -286,6 +291,14 @@ CLASS ZCL_ABAPGIT_DOT_ABAPGIT IMPLEMENTATION.
   ENDMETHOD.
 
 
+  METHOD to_file.
+    rs_file-path     = zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_root_dir.
+    rs_file-filename = zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_dot_abapgit.
+    rs_file-data     = serialize( ).
+    rs_file-sha1     = zcl_abapgit_hash=>sha1_blob( rs_file-data ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+
   METHOD to_xml.
 
     CALL TRANSFORMATION id
diff --git a/src/zcl_abapgit_repo.clas.abap b/src/zcl_abapgit_repo.clas.abap
index 5508c6fb6..a1a581c1f 100644
--- a/src/zcl_abapgit_repo.clas.abap
+++ b/src/zcl_abapgit_repo.clas.abap
@@ -186,11 +186,6 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_repo DEFINITION
         !is_change_mask TYPE zif_abapgit_persistence=>ty_repo_meta_mask
       RAISING
         zcx_abapgit_exception .
-    METHODS build_dotabapgit_file
-      RETURNING
-        VALUE(rs_file) TYPE zif_abapgit_definitions=>ty_file
-      RAISING
-        zcx_abapgit_exception .
     METHODS build_apack_manifest_file
       RETURNING
         VALUE(rs_file) TYPE zif_abapgit_definitions=>ty_file
@@ -235,16 +230,6 @@ CLASS ZCL_ABAPGIT_REPO IMPLEMENTATION.
   ENDMETHOD.
 
 
-  METHOD build_dotabapgit_file.
-
-    rs_file-path     = zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_root_dir.
-    rs_file-filename = zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_dot_abapgit.
-    rs_file-data     = get_dot_abapgit( )->serialize( ).
-    rs_file-sha1     = zcl_abapgit_hash=>sha1_blob( rs_file-data ).
-
-  ENDMETHOD.
-
-
   METHOD check_for_restart.
 
     CONSTANTS:
@@ -471,7 +456,7 @@ CLASS ZCL_ABAPGIT_REPO IMPLEMENTATION.
     ENDIF.
 
     APPEND INITIAL LINE TO rt_files ASSIGNING <ls_return>.
-    <ls_return>-file = build_dotabapgit_file( ).
+    <ls_return>-file = get_dot_abapgit( )->to_file( ).
 
     ls_apack_file = build_apack_manifest_file( ).
     IF ls_apack_file IS NOT INITIAL.