diff --git a/lib/devmode.bash b/lib/devmode.bash
index d50cdc0..ade7f57 100755
--- a/lib/devmode.bash
+++ b/lib/devmode.bash
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ function assert_reachable_target {
 assert_normal_user
 assert_system_mode
 assert_credentials
-target="$PWD"/
-target+=$(echo "$GIT_URL" | cut -d/ -f5)
+name=$(echo "$GIT_URL" | cut -d/ -f2)
+name="${name%.git}"
+target="$PWD/$name"
 source "$MIAOU_BASH_DIR"/lib/functions.bash
 _confirm_destructive "target directory will be: ${target}"
 assert_reachable_target