diff --git a/plugins/apps/commands b/plugins/apps/commands
index 2fed52a7e..8b3f5b25d 100755
--- a/plugins/apps/commands
+++ b/plugins/apps/commands
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
   apps:create)
     [[ -z $2 ]] && echo "Please specify an app to run the command on" && exit 1
-    [[ -d "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP" ]] && echo " !    Name is already taken" && exit 1
+    [[ -d "$DOKKU_ROOT/$2" ]] && echo " !    Name is already taken" && exit 1
     APP="$2"
 
     mkdir -p "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP"