diff --git a/command.rkt b/command.rkt
index ad4fc5e..e220254 100644
--- a/command.rkt
+++ b/command.rkt
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ publish [dir] [dest]   copy project in dir to dest without source files
            (start-server)))))
 
 
-(define (handle-publish directory rest-args)
+(define (handle-publish directory rest-args arg-command-name)
   (define target-path (or 
                        (and rest-args (not (null? rest-args)) (path->complete-path (string->path (car rest-args))))
-                       (build-path (find-system-path 'desk-dir) (string->path world:publish-directory-name))))
+                       (build-path (find-system-path 'desk-dir) (string->path (if (equal? arg-command-name "clone") "clone" world:publish-directory-name)))))
   
   `(begin
      (require racket/file pollen/file racket/list)
diff --git a/raco.rkt b/raco.rkt
index cfdf3ec..054f2f9 100644
--- a/raco.rkt
+++ b/raco.rkt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                      [(#f "help") (handle-help)]
                      [("start") (handle-start (path->directory-path first-arg-or-current-dir) port-arg)]
                      [("render") (handle-render (cons first-arg-or-current-dir (map very-nice-path (cdr (vector->list (current-command-line-arguments))))))]
-                     [("clone" "publish") (handle-publish first-arg-or-current-dir rest-args)]
+                     [("clone" "publish") (handle-publish first-arg-or-current-dir rest-args arg-command-name)]
                      [else (handle-else arg-command-name)]))))
 
 (module+ main