diff --git a/plugins/git/internal-functions b/plugins/git/internal-functions
index d7c9297a4..c3f4f6a6d 100755
--- a/plugins/git/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/git/internal-functions
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ EOF
 
 fn-git-clone() {
   declare desc="creates an app from remote git repo"
-  declare APP="$1" GIT_REMOTE="$2" GIT_REF="$2"
+  declare APP="$1" GIT_REMOTE="$2" GIT_REF="$3"
   local APP_CLONE_ROOT="$DOKKU_LIB_ROOT/data/git/$APP"
   local APP_ROOT="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP"
   [[ -z "$APP" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"