diff --git a/packages/nuekit/src/cli.js b/packages/nuekit/src/cli.js
index ebee8b19..f976f9fe 100755
--- a/packages/nuekit/src/cli.js
+++ b/packages/nuekit/src/cli.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ async function runCommand(args) {
   // create nue
   if (cmd == 'create') {
     const { create } = await import('./create.js')
-    return await create({ ...args, root, name: args.paths[0], port })
+    return await create({ ...args, root, port })
   }
 
   const nue = await createKit(args)
diff --git a/packages/nuekit/src/create.js b/packages/nuekit/src/create.js
index c51d41cc..8311e466 100644
--- a/packages/nuekit/src/create.js
+++ b/packages/nuekit/src/create.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ async function serve(args) {
 }
 
 export async function create(args = {}) {
-  if (!args.name) args.name = 'simple-blog'
-  if (!args.root) args.root = args.name
+  if (!args.name) args.name = args.paths.shift() || 'simple-blog'
+  if (!args.root) args.root = args.paths.shift() || args.name
 
   // debug mode with: `nue create test`
   args.debug = args.name == 'test'
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function create(args = {}) {
   const { debug, name, root } = args
 
   // check if template exists
-  if (!Object.keys(templates).includes(name)){
+  if (!Object.keys(templates).includes(name)) {
     console.error(`Template "${name}" does not exist!`)
     console.error('Available templates:')
     for (const t of Object.keys(templates)) console.error(' -', t)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export async function create(args = {}) {
 
   // download archive
   console.info('Loading template...')
-  const archive_name = join(root, `${name}-source.tar.gz`)
+  const archive_name = join(root, 'source.tar.gz')
   const archive_web = `https://${name}.nuejs.org/${debug ? 'test' : 'source'}.tar.gz`
   const archive = await fetch(archive_web)
 
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@ export async function create(args = {}) {
   await fs.rm(archive_name)
 
   // serve
+  console.info(`Created template "${name}" to "${root}".`)
   return await serve(args)
 }