diff --git a/test/install/install.bats b/test/install/install.bats
index ded2689a..dc560760 100644
--- a/test/install/install.bats
+++ b/test/install/install.bats
@@ -14,10 +14,16 @@ case $OSTYPE in
 esac
 
 function local_setup {
-  mkdir -p $BASH_IT
+  mkdir -p "$BASH_IT"
   lib_directory="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-  cp -r $lib_directory/../../* $BASH_IT/
-  rm -rf "$BASH_IT/aliases/enabled" "$BASH_IT/completion/enabled" "$BASH_IT/plugins/enabled"
+  # Use rsync to copy Bash-it to the temp folder
+  # rsync is faster than cp, since we can exclude the large ".git" folder
+  rsync -qavrKL -d --delete-excluded --exclude=.git $lib_directory/../.. "$BASH_IT"
+
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/enabled
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/aliases/enabled
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/completion/enabled
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/plugins/enabled
 
   # Don't pollute the user's actual $HOME directory
   # Use a test home directory instead
diff --git a/test/install/uninstall.bats b/test/install/uninstall.bats
index adab216f..6c7ae561 100644
--- a/test/install/uninstall.bats
+++ b/test/install/uninstall.bats
@@ -14,9 +14,16 @@ case $OSTYPE in
 esac
 
 function local_setup {
-  mkdir -p $BASH_IT
+  mkdir -p "$BASH_IT"
   lib_directory="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-  cp -r $lib_directory/../../* $BASH_IT/
+  # Use rsync to copy Bash-it to the temp folder
+  # rsync is faster than cp, since we can exclude the large ".git" folder
+  rsync -qavrKL -d --delete-excluded --exclude=.git $lib_directory/../.. "$BASH_IT"
+
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/enabled
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/aliases/enabled
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/completion/enabled
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/plugins/enabled
 
   # Don't pollute the user's actual $HOME directory
   # Use a test home directory instead
diff --git a/test/lib/search.bats b/test/lib/search.bats
index 71a176d4..28b25d25 100644
--- a/test/lib/search.bats
+++ b/test/lib/search.bats
@@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ load ../../lib/search
 NO_COLOR=true
 
 function local_setup {
-  mkdir -p $BASH_IT
+  mkdir -p "$BASH_IT"
   lib_directory="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-  cp -r $lib_directory/../../* $BASH_IT/
+  # Use rsync to copy Bash-it to the temp folder
+  # rsync is faster than cp, since we can exclude the large ".git" folder
+  rsync -qavrKL -d --delete-excluded --exclude=.git $lib_directory/../.. "$BASH_IT"
+
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/enabled
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/aliases/enabled
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/completion/enabled
+  rm -rf "$BASH_IT"/plugins/enabled
 }
 
 @test "helpers search plugins" {