diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/cli/GitWebrev.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/cli/GitWebrev.java
index 7c708f31b..f8ad84773 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/cli/GitWebrev.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/openjdk/skara/cli/GitWebrev.java
@@ -255,6 +255,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
               .username(username)
               .issue(issue)
               .version(version)
-              .generate(rev);
+              .generate(rev, arguments.at(0).isPresent()?resolve(repo, arguments.at(0).asString()):null);
     }
 }