diff --git a/create-project.js b/create-project.js
index 2e4a458..03c995e 100644
--- a/create-project.js
+++ b/create-project.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import { randomUUID } from 'crypto'
 import { createRequire } from 'module'
-import { tmpdir } from 'os'
 import { isAbsolute, join, resolve } from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import git from 'isomorphic-git'
 
-const { existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, renameSync, rmSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } = fs
+const { existsSync, lstatSync, readFileSync, renameSync, rmSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } = fs
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
 
@@ -33,10 +31,6 @@ export async function createProject ({ dest, path, name, template = STARTER_PROJ
         }
     }
 
-    // Download folder
-    const temp = join(tmpdir(), randomUUID())
-    mkdirSync(temp)
-
     // Project folder
     const projectDir = isAbsolute(dest) ? dest : resolve(dest)
     if (existsSync(projectDir)) {
@@ -52,16 +46,13 @@ async function createFromTemplate(projectDir, dest, appName, template) {
         // Clone the template project
         await git.clone({ fs, http, dir: projectDir, url: template })
 
+        // Remove git folders
+        remove(join(projectDir, '.git'))
+        remove(join(projectDir, '.github'))
+
+        // Clean up miscellaneous starter project files
         if (template === STARTER_PROJECT) {
-            renameSync(join(projectDir, 'template.gitignore'), join(projectDir, '.gitignore'))
-            remove(join(projectDir, '.git'))
-            remove(join(projectDir, '.github'))
-            remove(join(projectDir, '.npmignore'))
-            remove(join(projectDir, '.npmrc'))
-            remove(join(projectDir, 'LICENSE'))
-            remove(join(projectDir, 'manifest.json'))
-            remove(join(projectDir, 'readme.md'))
-            remove(join(projectDir, 'scripts'))
+            cleanStarterProject(projectDir)
         }
 
         updatePackageJson(dest, appName)
@@ -72,6 +63,16 @@ async function createFromTemplate(projectDir, dest, appName, template) {
     }
 }
 
+function cleanStarterProject(projectDir) {
+    renameSync(join(projectDir, 'template.gitignore'), join(projectDir, '.gitignore'))
+    remove(join(projectDir, '.npmignore'))
+    remove(join(projectDir, '.npmrc'))
+    remove(join(projectDir, 'LICENSE'))
+    remove(join(projectDir, 'manifest.json'))
+    remove(join(projectDir, 'readme.md'))
+    remove(join(projectDir, 'scripts'))
+}
+
 function remove(filePath) {
     if (existsSync(filePath)) {
         if (lstatSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
diff --git a/test/index-test.js b/test/index-test.js
index 95244d4..610884e 100644
--- a/test/index-test.js
+++ b/test/index-test.js
@@ -162,7 +162,22 @@ test('index.js', (t) => {
   try {
     execSync(`node index.js test/${TEST_APP_PATH} heck-nah`).toString()
   } catch (error) {
-    t.ok('bad template')
+    t.ok(true, 'bad template')
+  }
+
+  t.teardown(() => {
+    cleanProj()
+  })
+})
+
+// run index.js in subprocess with path and invalid template repo
+test('index.js', (t) => {
+  t.plan(1)
+
+  try {
+    execSync(`node index.js test/${TEST_APP_PATH} https://github.com/macdonst/read-it-to-me`).toString()
+  } catch (error) {
+    t.ok(true, 'bad template repo')
   }
 
   t.teardown(() => {