diff --git a/plugin.sh b/plugin.sh
index 28d9d42..fa59f04 100755
--- a/plugin.sh
+++ b/plugin.sh
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ run_abra_cmd() {
 
   if [[ $PLUGIN_COMMAND == *"release"* ]]; then
     echo "Detected release command, attempting to detect recipe now..."
-    repo=$(echo "$PLUGIN_COMMAND" | cut -d' ' -f2)
-    echo "Automagically detected $repo as desired recipe repository, cloning now..."
-    git clone "https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/$repo.git"
+    recipe=$(echo "$PLUGIN_COMMAND" | cut -d' ' -f2)
+    echo "Automagically detected $recipe as desired recipe repository, cloning now..."
+    mkdir -p /root/.abra/apps
+    git clone "https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/$recipe.git" "/root/.abra/apps/$recipe"
   fi
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086