diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 14fe2a3..4310bf4 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ fi
 
 ## Layer sources
 YOCTO_GIT_URL="https://github.com/yoctoproject/poky.git"
-POKY="$(basename $YOCTO_GIT_URL)"
+POKY="$(basename $YOCTO_GIT_URL .git)"
 POKY_NAME="$IMAGE_VERSION" #TODO
 BUILD_ROOT_DIR="$BASEPATH/$POKY-$IMAGE_VERSION"
 BUILD_ROOT="$BUILD_ROOT_DIR/build"