diff --git a/repository/Fossil/FossilRepo.class.st b/repository/Fossil/FossilRepo.class.st
index 5e09989..4fd5fdb 100644
--- a/repository/Fossil/FossilRepo.class.st
+++ b/repository/Fossil/FossilRepo.class.st
@@ -35,11 +35,15 @@ FossilRepo class >> executable: aPathString [
 
 { #category : #'instance creation' }
 FossilRepo class >> local: aFilePath repository: aFossilFilePath [
-
-	^ self new 
+	
+	| repo |
+	repo := self new 
 		local: aFilePath;
-		repository: aFossilFilePath;
-		yourself
+		repository: aFossilFilePath.
+	repo remote = 'off'
+		ifTrue: [ repo remote: nil ]
+		ifFalse: [ repo remote: repo remote ].
+	^ repo
 ]
 
 { #category : #accessing }
@@ -169,6 +173,19 @@ FossilRepo >> createPage: pageName [
 	^ NeoJSONReader fromString: (self jsonWikiDataFor: 'create/', pageName) 
 ]
 
+{ #category : #accessing }
+FossilRepo >> delete: fileRelativePath [
+	"I delete a file to the working Fossil repository, given that both, the file and the repositor,
+	share the same root directory/folder."
+	
+	OSSUnixSubprocess new 
+		command: self class locateExecutable;
+		workingDirectory: self localRoot;
+		arguments: { 'delete' . fileRelativePath };
+		redirectStdout;
+		runAndWaitOnExitDo: [ :process :outString | ^ outString ] 
+]
+
 { #category : #accessing }
 FossilRepo >> diff [
 
@@ -437,7 +454,11 @@ FossilRepo >> remote [
 
 { #category : #accessing }
 FossilRepo >> remote: anUrlString [
-	remote := anUrlString asUrl 
+
+	anUrlString 
+		ifNil: [ remote := anUrlString ]
+		ifNotNil: [ remote := anUrlString asUrl ]
+	
 ]
 
 { #category : #accessing }