diff --git a/lib/cmd-fns/init/get-generated-readme.ts b/lib/cmd-fns/init/get-generated-readme.ts
index dff1267c..77eb9cba 100644
--- a/lib/cmd-fns/init/get-generated-readme.ts
+++ b/lib/cmd-fns/init/get-generated-readme.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ export const getGeneratedReadme = ({
   return `
 # ${name}
 
-[![tscircuit version badge](https://registry.tscircuit.com/badges/view?package_name=${name.replace(
-    "/",
-    "."
-  )})](https://registry.tscircuit.com/${name.replace("@", "")})
+[![tscircuit version badge](https://registry-api.tscircuit.com/badges/view?package_name=${name
+    .replace("@", "")
+    .replace("/", ".")})](https://registry.tscircuit.com/${name.replace(
+    "@",
+    ""
+  )})
 
 ${
   shouldHaveProjectGeneratedNotice
diff --git a/lib/cmd-fns/init/index.ts b/lib/cmd-fns/init/index.ts
index ec4bb44b..e9c7548a 100644
--- a/lib/cmd-fns/init/index.ts
+++ b/lib/cmd-fns/init/index.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ export const initCmd = async (ctx: AppContext, args: any) => {
       const myAccount = await ctx.axios
         .get("/accounts/get")
         .then((r) => r.data.account)
-      params.name = `@${myAccount.github_username}/${Path.basename(params.dir)}`
+      let subName = Path.basename(params.dir)
+      if (subName === ".") {
+        subName = Path.basename(Path.resolve(Path.join(subName, "..")))
+      }
+      params.name = `@${myAccount.github_username}/${subName}`
     } catch (e) {
       params.name = Path.basename(params.dir ?? ctx.cwd)
     }