diff --git a/cli/app/new.go b/cli/app/new.go
index 9838fde2..737fc1f8 100644
--- a/cli/app/new.go
+++ b/cli/app/new.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func getRecipeMeta(recipeName string) (catalogue.RecipeMeta, error) {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("recipe '%s' does not exist?", recipeName)
 		return catalogue.RecipeMeta{}, err
 	}
-	if err := recipePkg.EnsureExists(recipeMeta.Name); err != nil {
+	if err := recipePkg.EnsureExists(recipeName); err != nil {
 		return catalogue.RecipeMeta{}, err
 	}