diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/InstallLfsCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/InstallLfsCommand.java
index 19c7fe430..f9e863c0f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/InstallLfsCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/InstallLfsCommand.java
@@ -102,12 +102,16 @@ public Void call() throws Exception {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Set the repository to install LFS for
+	 *
 	 * @param repo
 	 *            the repository to install LFS into locally instead of the user
 	 *            configuration
+	 * @return this command
 	 */
-	public void setRepository(Repository repo) {
+	public InstallLfsCommand setRepository(Repository repo) {
 		this.repository = repo;
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	private StoredConfig loadUserConfig() throws IOException {