diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 6191900..9a9b289 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ char *get_username(void) {
 }
 
 bool create_manifest_file(char const *project_path) {
+  int i;
   char *name;
   char cwd[4096];
   if (strlen(project_path) == 1 && project_path[0] == '.') {
@@ -312,6 +313,15 @@ bool create_manifest_file(char const *project_path) {
   } else {
     name = basename((char *)project_path);
   }
+
+  char *fname;
+  for (i = strlen(name) - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    if (name[i] == '/') {
+      fname = name + i + 1;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
   char *uname = get_username();
 
   FILE *fd = fopen(text_format("%s/" MANIFEST_FNAME, project_path), "w+");
@@ -320,7 +330,7 @@ bool create_manifest_file(char const *project_path) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  fprintf(fd, SAMPLE_MANIFEST, name, uname);
+  fprintf(fd, SAMPLE_MANIFEST, fname, uname);
 
   fclose(fd);