diff --git a/lib/svi/application.rb b/lib/svi/application.rb
index 4f5b3f9..756c914 100644
--- a/lib/svi/application.rb
+++ b/lib/svi/application.rb
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ module Svi
       svn_info(".")
     end
 
-    def checkout(url)
-      checkout_directory = []
-      if url =~ %r{/([^/]+)/trunk$}
-        checkout_directory << $1
-      end
+    def checkout(url, options = {})
+      wc_path =
+        if options[:wc_path]
+          options[:wc_path]
+        elsif url =~ %r{/([^/]+)/trunk$}
+          $1
+        else
+          url.split("/").last
+        end
       last_checkout_message = ""
       checked_out_paths = []
       clear_message = lambda do
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ module Svi
         end
       end
       start_time = Time.new
-      SvnRunner.run_svn("checkout", [url] + checkout_directory, allow_interactive: true) do |line|
+      SvnRunner.run_svn("checkout", [url, wc_path], allow_interactive: true) do |line|
         if line =~ /^A.{4}(.*)$/
           path = $1
           checked_out_paths << path
diff --git a/lib/svi/cli.rb b/lib/svi/cli.rb
index f8137c5..f459b92 100644
--- a/lib/svi/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/svi/cli.rb
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ EOS
         $stderr.puts "Error: must specify URL"
         return 1
       end
-      url, = args
-      @application.checkout(url)
+      url, wc_path = args
+      @application.checkout(url, wc_path: wc_path)
     end
 
     def cmd_status(params)