diff --git a/lib/git/base.rb b/lib/git/base.rb
index 21a26621..e3f3830f 100644
--- a/lib/git/base.rb
+++ b/lib/git/base.rb
@@ -17,16 +17,17 @@ def self.bare(git_dir, opts = {})
     #  name - sinatra
     #
     # options:
-    #   :repository
+    #   :log
     #
-    #    :bare
-    #   or
-    #    :working_directory
-    #    :index_file
+    #   :repository
+    #   :bare
+    #   or 
+    #   :working_directory
+    #   :index_file
     #
     def self.clone(repository, name, opts = {})
-      # run git-clone
-      self.new(Git::Lib.new.clone(repository, name, opts))
+      # run git-clone 
+      self.new(Git::Lib.new(nil, opts[:log]).clone(repository, name, opts).merge(log: opts[:log]))
     end
 
     # Returns (and initialize if needed) a Git::Config instance