diff --git a/api/download.go b/api/download.go
index 19792b6..a190dcc 100644
--- a/api/download.go
+++ b/api/download.go
@@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// retrieves the Source directory of a given Source
+func GetSourcePath(source Source, moduleName string) string {
+	if source.Type == "git" {
+		var dest string
+		if source.Destination != "" {
+			repoName := strings.Split(source.URL, "/")
+			dest = filepath.Join(moduleName, strings.ReplaceAll(repoName[len(repoName)-1], ".git", ""))
+		} else {
+			dest = filepath.Join(moduleName, source.Destination)
+		}
+		return dest
+	} else if source.Type == "tar" {
+		return filepath.Join(moduleName, source.Destination)
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // DownloadSource downloads a source to the downloads directory
 // according to its type (git, tar, ...)
 func DownloadSource(downloadPath string, source Source, moduleName string) error {
@@ -23,7 +40,7 @@ func DownloadSource(downloadPath string, source Source, moduleName string) error
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return checksumValidation(source, filepath.Join(downloadPath, moduleName))
+		return checksumValidation(source, filepath.Join(downloadPath, GetSourcePath(source, moduleName), moduleName+".tar"))
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported source type %s", source.Type)
 	}
@@ -32,16 +49,17 @@ func DownloadSource(downloadPath string, source Source, moduleName string) error
 // DownloadGitSource downloads a git source to the downloads directory
 // and checks out the commit or tag
 func DownloadGitSource(downloadPath string, source Source, moduleName string) error {
-	fmt.Printf("Source is git: %s\n", source.URL)
-
-	dest := filepath.Join(downloadPath, moduleName)
+	fmt.Printf("Downloading git source: %s\n", source.URL)
 
 	if source.Commit == "" && source.Tag == "" && source.Branch == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("missing source commit, tag or branch")
 	}
 
+	dest := filepath.Join(downloadPath, GetSourcePath(source, moduleName))
+	os.MkdirAll(dest, 0777)
+
 	if source.Tag != "" {
-		fmt.Printf("Using a tag: %s\n", source.Tag)
+		fmt.Printf("Using tag %s\n", source.Tag)
 
 		cmd := exec.Command(
 			"git",
@@ -55,10 +73,10 @@ func DownloadGitSource(downloadPath string, source Source, moduleName string) er
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		fmt.Printf("Using a commit: %s\n", source.Commit)
+		fmt.Printf("Using commit %s\n", source.Commit)
 
 		if source.Branch == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("missing source branch, needed to checkout commit")
+			return fmt.Errorf("missing source branch")
 		}
 
 		fmt.Printf("Cloning repository: %s\n", source.URL)
@@ -119,7 +137,8 @@ func DownloadGitSource(downloadPath string, source Source, moduleName string) er
 func DownloadTarSource(downloadPath string, source Source, moduleName string) error {
 	fmt.Printf("Source is tar: %s\n", source.URL)
 	//Create the destination path
-	dest := filepath.Join(downloadPath, moduleName)
+	dest := filepath.Join(downloadPath, GetSourcePath(source, moduleName))
+	os.MkdirAll(dest, 0777)
 	//Download the resource
 	res, err := http.Get(source.URL)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -128,7 +147,7 @@ func DownloadTarSource(downloadPath string, source Source, moduleName string) er
 
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 	//Create the destination tar file
-	file, err := os.Create(dest)
+	file, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(dest, moduleName+".tar"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -165,22 +184,24 @@ func MoveSource(downloadPath string, sourcesPath string, source Source, moduleNa
 	fmt.Printf("Moving source: %s\n", moduleName)
 
 	if source.Type == "git" {
+		dest := GetSourcePath(source, moduleName)
 		return os.Rename(
-			filepath.Join(downloadPath, moduleName),
-			filepath.Join(sourcesPath, moduleName),
+			filepath.Join(downloadPath, dest),
+			filepath.Join(sourcesPath, dest),
 		)
 	} else if source.Type == "tar" {
+		os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(sourcesPath, GetSourcePath(source, moduleName)), 0777)
 		cmd := exec.Command(
 			"tar",
-			"-xf", filepath.Join(downloadPath, moduleName),
-			"-C", sourcesPath,
+			"-xf", filepath.Join(downloadPath, GetSourcePath(source, moduleName), moduleName+".tar"),
+			"-C", filepath.Join(sourcesPath, GetSourcePath(source, moduleName)),
 		)
 		err := cmd.Run()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		return os.Remove(filepath.Join(downloadPath, moduleName))
+		return os.Remove(filepath.Join(downloadPath, GetSourcePath(source, moduleName), moduleName+".tar"))
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported source type %s", source.Type)
 	}
diff --git a/api/structs.go b/api/structs.go
index 3c95aaf..db1b0a3 100644
--- a/api/structs.go
+++ b/api/structs.go
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package api
 
 type Source struct {
-	URL      string   `json:"url"`
-	Checksum string   `json:"checksum"`
-	Type     string   `json:"type"`
-	Commit   string   `json:"commit"`
-	Tag      string   `json:"tag"`
-	Branch   string   `json:"branch"`
-	Packages []string `json:"packages"`
-	Paths    []string `json:"paths"`
+	URL         string   `json:"url"`
+	Checksum    string   `json:"checksum"`
+	Type        string   `json:"type"`
+	Destination string   `json:"destination"`
+	Commit      string   `json:"commit"`
+	Tag         string   `json:"tag"`
+	Branch      string   `json:"branch"`
+	Packages    []string `json:"packages"`
+	Paths       []string `json:"paths"`
 }
 
 type Recipe struct {
diff --git a/core/apt.go b/core/apt.go
index 864f74f..587aeae 100644
--- a/core/apt.go
+++ b/core/apt.go
@@ -92,3 +92,4 @@ func BuildAptModule(moduleInterface interface{}, recipe *api.Recipe) (string, er
 
 	return "", errors.New("no packages or paths specified")
 }
+
diff --git a/core/cmake.go b/core/cmake.go
index 2eb1732..e676ff1 100644
--- a/core/cmake.go
+++ b/core/cmake.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func BuildCMakeModule(moduleInterface interface{}, recipe *api.Recipe) (string,
 
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"cd /sources/%s && mkdir -p build && cd build && cmake ..%s && make",
-		module.Name,
+		filepath.Join(recipe.SourcesPath, api.GetSourcePath(module.Source, module.Name)),
 		buildFlags,
 	)
 
diff --git a/core/dpkg-buildpackage.go b/core/dpkg-buildpackage.go
index ce4ef07..6f22f18 100644
--- a/core/dpkg-buildpackage.go
+++ b/core/dpkg-buildpackage.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/vanilla-os/vib/api"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func BuildDpkgBuildPkgModule(moduleInterface interface{}, recipe *api.Recipe) (s
 
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"cd /sources/%s && dpkg-buildpackage -d -us -uc -b",
-		module.Name,
+		filepath.Join(api.GetSourcePath(module.Source, module.Name)),
 	)
 
 	for _, path := range module.Source.Paths {
diff --git a/core/dpkg.go b/core/dpkg.go
index 24122f1..79918a3 100644
--- a/core/dpkg.go
+++ b/core/dpkg.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func BuildDpkgModule(moduleInterface interface{}, recipe *api.Recipe) (string, e
 	}
 	cmd := ""
 	for _, path := range module.Source.Paths {
-		cmd += fmt.Sprintf(" dpkg -i /sources/%s && apt install -f && ", path)
+		cmd += fmt.Sprintf(" dpkg -i /sources/%s/%s && apt install -f && ", module.Name, path)
 	}
 
 	cmd += " && apt clean"
diff --git a/core/go.go b/core/go.go
index 493eb50..6645134 100644
--- a/core/go.go
+++ b/core/go.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func BuildGoModule(moduleInterface interface{}, recipe *api.Recipe) (string, err
 
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"cd /sources/%s && go build%s -o %s",
-		module.Name,
+		api.GetSourcePath(module.Source, module.Name),
 		buildFlags,
 		buildVars["GO_OUTPUT_BIN"],
 	)
diff --git a/core/make.go b/core/make.go
index 15587d3..59bca94 100644
--- a/core/make.go
+++ b/core/make.go
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ func BuildMakeModule(moduleInterface interface{}, recipe *api.Recipe) (string, e
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	return "cd /sources/" + module.Name + " && make && make install", nil
+	return "cd /sources/" + api.GetSourcePath(module.Source, module.Name) + " && make && make install", nil
 }
diff --git a/core/meson.go b/core/meson.go
index 6558b74..8fb5078 100644
--- a/core/meson.go
+++ b/core/meson.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func BuildMesonModule(moduleInterface interface{}, recipe *api.Recipe) (string,
 	tmpDir := fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/%s-%s", module.Source.Checksum, module.Name)
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"cd /sources/%s && meson %s && ninja -C %s && ninja -C %s install",
-		module.Name,
+		api.GetSourcePath(module.Source, module.Name),
 		tmpDir,
 		tmpDir,
 		tmpDir,