diff --git a/src/amber/cli/templates/template.cr b/src/amber/cli/templates/template.cr
index a6c4a76c7..e44e7f703 100644
--- a/src/amber/cli/templates/template.cr
+++ b/src/amber/cli/templates/template.cr
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module Amber::CLI
           App.new(name, options.d, options.t, options.m).render(directory, list: true, color: true)
           if options.deps?
             info "Installing Dependencies"
-            Helpers.run("cd #{name} && shards update")
+            Helpers.run("cd #{directory} && shards update")
           end
         end
       when "migration"