diff --git a/commands/create.js b/commands/create.js
index c75417f..dbecbb7 100644
--- a/commands/create.js
+++ b/commands/create.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const main = async (target, opts) => {
     process.exit(1);
   } catch(error) {
     // access is stupid, it throws an exception but we want the negative response as a positive outcome
-    exec_i(`git clone --depth 1 ${BANDO_GIT} ${target} --templates=${opts.templates}`);
+    exec_i(`git clone --depth 1 ${BANDO_GIT} ${target} --template=${opts.template}`);
     process.exit(0);
   }
 }