diff --git a/src/centpkg/cli.py b/src/centpkg/cli.py
index 44e27f8..06e73e1 100755
--- a/src/centpkg/cli.py
+++ b/src/centpkg/cli.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from pyrpkg import rpkgError
 from six.moves.urllib_parse import urlparse
 import six.moves.configparser as ConfigParser
 
+import gitlab
 import json
 import koji
 import os
@@ -276,3 +277,26 @@ class centpkgClient(cliClient):
     def request_gated_side_tag(self):
         self.args.suffix = "stack-gate"
         super(centpkgClient, self).request_side_tag()
+
+    def clone(self):
+        # Since gitlab allows git repos to be checked out with incorrect capitilization
+        #   we need to check the spelling when cloning
+        gl = gitlab.Gitlab(_DEFAULT_API_BASE_URL)
+        if "modules/" in self.args.repo[0]:
+            project_name_with_namespace = "redhat/centos-stream/"+self.args.repo[0]
+            short_name=self.args.repo[0].split("/")[1]
+        else:
+            project_name_with_namespace = "redhat/centos-stream/rpms/"+self.args.repo[0]
+            short_name=self.args.repo[0]
+        try:
+            project = gl.projects.get(project_name_with_namespace)
+        except gitlab.exceptions.GitlabGetError as e:
+            self.log.info("There is no repository with the given name. Did you spell it correctly?")
+            self.log.info("Fatal: ")
+            self.log.info(e)
+            raise SystemExit
+        if not project.name == short_name:
+            self.log.info("Fatal: ")
+            self.log.info("Project name is wrong: " + short_name + " it should be: " + project.name)
+            raise SystemExit
+        super(centpkgClient, self).clone()