diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 3f1a625..6e27042 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -100,12 +100,15 @@ func init() {
 	yamlConfigPath = filepath.Join(dir, "tea.yml")
 }
 
-func splitRepo(repoPath string) (string, string) {
+func getOwnerAndRepo(repoPath, user string) (string, string) {
+	if len(repoPath) == 0 {
+		return "", ""
+	}
 	p := strings.Split(repoPath, "/")
 	if len(p) >= 2 {
 		return p[0], p[1]
 	}
-	return repoPath, ""
+	return user, repoPath
 }
 
 func getActiveLogin() (*Login, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/flags.go b/cmd/flags.go
index c503e56..b54fc87 100644
--- a/cmd/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/flags.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"log"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/tea/modules/utils"
+
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -81,16 +83,31 @@ var AllDefaultFlags = append([]cli.Flag{
 
 // initCommand returns repository and *Login based on flags
 func initCommand() (*Login, string, string) {
+	var (
+		login    *Login
+		repoPath string
+	)
 	err := loadConfig(yamlConfigPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("load config file failed ", yamlConfigPath)
 	}
 
-	login, repoPath, err := curGitRepoPath(repoValue)
+	if login, err = getActiveLogin(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	exist, err := utils.PathExists(repoValue)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err.Error())
 	}
 
+	if exist || len(repoValue) == 0 {
+		login, repoPath, err = curGitRepoPath(repoValue)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
 	if loginValue != "" {
 		login = getLoginByName(loginValue)
 		if login == nil {
@@ -98,7 +115,7 @@ func initCommand() (*Login, string, string) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	owner, repo := splitRepo(repoPath)
+	owner, repo := getOwnerAndRepo(repoPath, login.User)
 	return login, owner, repo
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/utils/path.go b/modules/utils/path.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2253256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utils/path.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+// PathExists returns whether the given file or directory exists or not
+func PathExists(path string) (bool, error) {
+	_, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return true, err
+}