diff --git a/src/nimble.nim b/src/nimble.nim
index e7058f1..38fef3a 100644
--- a/src/nimble.nim
+++ b/src/nimble.nim
@@ -926,13 +926,21 @@ proc developFromDir(dir: string, options: Options) =
   # processDeps).
   saveNimbleData(options)
 
+  display("Success:", (pkgInfo.name & " linked successfully to '$1'.") %
+          dir, Success, HighPriority)
+
 proc develop(options: Options) =
   if options.action.packages == @[]:
     developFromDir(getCurrentDir(), options)
   else:
     # Install each package.
     for pv in options.action.packages:
-      let downloadDir = getCurrentDir() / pv.name
+      let name =
+        if isURL(pv.name):
+          parseUri(pv.name).path
+        else:
+          pv.name
+      let downloadDir = getCurrentDir() / name
       if dirExists(downloadDir):
         let msg = "Cannot clone into '$1': directory exists." % downloadDir
         let hint = "Remove the directory, or run this command somewhere else."
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/options.nim b/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
index 5890a00..ae2cdb2 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ proc parseArgument*(key: string, result: var Options) =
   case result.action.typ
   of actionNil:
     assert false
-  of actionInstall, actionPath, actionUninstall:
+  of actionInstall, actionPath, actionDevelop, actionUninstall:
     # Parse pkg@verRange
     if '@' in key:
       let i = find(key, '@')
diff --git a/tests/tester.nim b/tests/tester.nim
index ad8906a..0732177 100644
--- a/tests/tester.nim
+++ b/tests/tester.nim
@@ -518,3 +518,11 @@ suite "develop feature":
     checkpoint(output)
     check exitCode == QuitSuccess
     check(not output.processOutput.inLines("warning"))
+
+  test "can git clone for develop":
+    let cloneDir = installDir / "developTmp"
+    createDir(cloneDir)
+    cd cloneDir:
+      let url = "https://github.com/nimble-test/packagea.git"
+      let (output, exitCode) = execNimble("develop", "-y", url)
+      check exitCode == QuitSuccess
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