diff --git a/cobra/cmd/helpers.go b/cobra/cmd/helpers.go
index 28f70039..b90e3e7e 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/helpers.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/helpers.go
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ func guessProjectPath() {
 		// if we are in the cmd directory.. back up
 		for _, c := range cmdDirs {
 			if base == c {
-				projectPath = filepath.Dir(x)
+				projectPath = filepath.Clean(filepath.Dir(x))
 				return
 			}
 		}
 
 		if projectPath == "" {
-			projectPath = x
+			projectPath = filepath.Clean(x)
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func guessProjectPath() {
 	if strings.ContainsRune(inputPath, os.PathSeparator) {
 		if filepath.IsAbs(inputPath) {
 			// if Absolute, use it
-			projectPath = inputPath
+			projectPath = filepath.Clean(inputPath)
 			return
 		}
 		// If not absolute but contains slashes.. assuming it means create it from $GOPATH
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ func guessProjectPath() {
 		switch count {
 		// If only one directory deep assume "github.com"
 		case 1:
-			projectPath = srcPath + "github.com" + string(os.PathSeparator) + inputPath
+			projectPath = filepath.Clean(srcPath + "github.com" + string(os.PathSeparator) + inputPath)
 			return
 		case 2:
-			projectPath = srcPath + inputPath
+			projectPath = filepath.Clean(srcPath + inputPath)
 			return
 		default:
 			er("Unknown directory")
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ func guessProjectPath() {
 		if projectBase == "" {
 			x, err := getWd()
 			if err == nil {
-				projectPath = x + string(os.PathSeparator) + inputPath
+				projectPath = filepath.Clean(x + string(os.PathSeparator) + inputPath)
 				return
 			}
 			er(err)
 		} else {
-			projectPath = srcPath + projectBase + string(os.PathSeparator) + inputPath
+			projectPath = filepath.Clean(srcPath + projectBase + string(os.PathSeparator) + inputPath)
 			return
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cobra/cmd/helpers_test.go b/cobra/cmd/helpers_test.go
index 26737c93..564ddbe5 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/helpers_test.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/helpers_test.go
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ func TestProjectPath(t *testing.T) {
 	checkGuess(t, "/bar/foo/cmd", "", "/bar/foo")
 	checkGuess(t, "/bar/foo/command", "", "/bar/foo")
 	checkGuess(t, "/bar/foo/commands", "", "/bar/foo")
+	checkGuess(t, "github.com/spf13/hugo/../hugo", "", "github.com/spf13/hugo")
 }