diff --git a/spacy/cli/project.py b/spacy/cli/project.py
index 1196eb3dd..7470e23ea 100644
--- a/spacy/cli/project.py
+++ b/spacy/cli/project.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ def project_clone_cli(
     initializing DVC (Data Version Control). This allows DVC to integrate with
     Git.
     """
+    if dest == Path.cwd():
+        dest = dest / name
     project_clone(name, dest, repo=repo, git=git, no_init=no_init)