diff --git a/cmd/issue_create_test.go b/cmd/issue_create_test.go
index 04863820..03d2190a 100644
--- a/cmd/issue_create_test.go
+++ b/cmd/issue_create_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"net/url"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -16,11 +18,21 @@ func Test_issueCreate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	b, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Log(string(b))
-		t.Fatal(err)
+		t.Fatalf("Error creating issue: %s (%s)", string(b), err)
 	}
+	out := getAppOutput(b)[0]
+
+	require.Contains(t, out, "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/issues/")
 
-	require.Contains(t, string(b), "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/issues/")
+	// Get the issue ID from the returned URL and close the issue.
+	u, err := url.Parse(out)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Error parsing URL")
+	id := path.Base(u.Path)
+
+	cmd = exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "issue", "close", "lab-testing", id)
+	cmd.Dir = repo
+	b, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Error closing issue %s: %s", id, string(b))
 }
 
 func Test_issueMsg(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cmd/mr_list_test.go b/cmd/mr_list_test.go
index 2c8c7b0d..4a7e2601 100644
--- a/cmd/mr_list_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mr_list_test.go
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ func Test_mrFilterByTargetBranch(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	mrs := strings.Split(string(b), "\n")
-	mrs = truncAppOutput(mrs)
+	mrs := getAppOutput(b)
 	assert.Empty(t, mrs, "Expected to find no MRs for non-existent branch")
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/project_list_test.go b/cmd/project_list_test.go
index 3e7b9a2e..eaa9f969 100644
--- a/cmd/project_list_test.go
+++ b/cmd/project_list_test.go
@@ -34,22 +34,8 @@ func Test_projectList_many(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	projects := strings.Split(string(b), "\n")
-	t.Log(projects)
 
-	projects = truncAppOutput(projects)
+	projects := getAppOutput(b)
 	assert.Equal(t, 101, len(projects), "Expected 101 projects listed")
 	assert.NotContains(t, projects, "PASS")
 }
-
-// truncAppOutput truncates the list of strings returned from the "lab" test
-// app to remove the test-specific output. It use "PASS" as a marker for the end
-// of the app output and the beginning of the test output.
-func truncAppOutput(output []string) []string {
-	for i, line := range output {
-		if line == "PASS" {
-			return output[:i]
-		}
-	}
-	return output
-}
diff --git a/cmd/root_test.go b/cmd/root_test.go
index efb3ffbe..a852602c 100644
--- a/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -421,3 +421,16 @@ func copyTestRepo(log fatalLogger) string {
 	}
 	return dst
 }
+
+// getAppOutput splits and truncates the list of strings returned from the "lab"
+// test binary to remove the test-specific output. It use "PASS" as a marker for
+// the end of the app output and the beginning of the test output.
+func getAppOutput(output []byte) []string {
+	lines := strings.Split(string(output), "\n")
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		if line == "PASS" {
+			return lines[:i]
+		}
+	}
+	return lines
+}
diff --git a/internal/copy/copy.go b/internal/copy/copy.go
index 8defea65..0f97d216 100644
--- a/internal/copy/copy.go
+++ b/internal/copy/copy.go
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ func Copy(src, dest string) error {
 // Because this "copy" could be called recursively,
 // "info" MUST be given here, NOT nil.
 func copy(src, dest string, info os.FileInfo) error {
-	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
-		return lcopy(src, dest, info)
-	}
 	if info.IsDir() {
 		return dcopy(src, dest, info)
 	}
@@ -83,13 +80,3 @@ func dcopy(srcdir, destdir string, info os.FileInfo) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-// lcopy is for a symlink,
-// with just creating a new symlink by replicating src symlink.
-func lcopy(src, dest string, info os.FileInfo) error {
-	src, err := os.Readlink(src)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return os.Symlink(src, dest)
-}
diff --git a/internal/copy/copy_test.go b/internal/copy/copy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3af3204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/copy/copy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package copy
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	os.MkdirAll("testdata.copy", os.ModePerm)
+	code := m.Run()
+	os.RemoveAll("testdata.copy")
+	os.Exit(code)
+}
+
+func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
+
+	require.NoError(t, Copy("./testdata/case00", "./testdata.copy/case00"))
+	info, err := os.Stat("./testdata.copy/case00/README.md")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.False(t, info.IsDir())
+
+	assert.Error(
+		t,
+		Copy("NOT/EXISTING/SOURCE/PATH", "anywhere"),
+		"Expected error when src doesn't exist")
+	assert.NoError(
+		t,
+		Copy("testdata/case01/README.md", "testdata.copy/case01/README.md"),
+		"No error when src is just a file")
+
+	dest := "foobar"
+	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
+		dest = dest + dest
+	}
+	err = Copy("testdata/case00", filepath.Join("testdata/case00", dest))
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.IsType(t, &os.PathError{}, err, "Expected error when filename is too long")
+
+	err = Copy("testdata/case02", "testdata.copy/case00/README.md")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.IsType(
+		t,
+		&os.PathError{},
+		err,
+		"Expect error when creating a directory on existing filename")
+
+	assert.Error(
+		t,
+		Copy("testdata/case04/README.md", "testdata/case04"),
+		"Expected error when copying file to an existing dir")
+	assert.Error(
+		t,
+		Copy("testdata/case04/README.md", "testdata/case04/README.md/foobar"),
+		"Expected error when copying file to an existing file")
+}
diff --git a/internal/copy/testdata/case00/README.md b/internal/copy/testdata/case00/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/internal/copy/testdata/case01/README.md b/internal/copy/testdata/case01/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/internal/copy/testdata/case02/README.md b/internal/copy/testdata/case02/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/internal/copy/testdata/case04/README.md b/internal/copy/testdata/case04/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/internal/copy/testdata/example/README.md b/internal/copy/testdata/example/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..affed003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/copy/testdata/example/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Example Test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/gitlab/gitlab_test.go b/internal/gitlab/gitlab_test.go
index 0d59136a..c0825971 100644
--- a/internal/gitlab/gitlab_test.go
+++ b/internal/gitlab/gitlab_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/zaquestion/lab/internal/copy"
 )
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	os.Exit(code)
 }
 
+func TestGetProject(t *testing.T) {
+	project, err := GetProject("lab-testing/test")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 5694926, project.ID, "Expected 'lab-testing/test' to be project 5694926")
+}
+
 func TestUser(t *testing.T) {
 	// Should get set by Init() after TestMain()
 	require.Equal(t, "lab-testing", User())