diff --git a/internal/cli/build.go b/internal/cli/build.go
index 8ec74f09..73f13f0d 100644
--- a/internal/cli/build.go
+++ b/internal/cli/build.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func newBuildCmd(
 		},
 		ArgsUsage: "Provide path to main package",
 		Action: func(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
-			mainPkg, err := getMainPkgFromArgs(cliCtx)
+			mainPkg, err := mainPkgPathFromArgs(cliCtx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/internal/cli/cli.go b/internal/cli/cli.go
index 4f60ced7..afc1bbc3 100644
--- a/internal/cli/cli.go
+++ b/internal/cli/cli.go
@@ -93,13 +93,17 @@ func newGetCmd(workdir string, bldr builder.Builder) *cli.Command {
 	}
 }
 
-func getMainPkgFromArgs(cCtx *cli.Context) (string, error) {
-	firstArg := cCtx.Args().First()
-	dirFromArg := strings.TrimSuffix(firstArg, "/main.neva")
-	if filepath.Ext(dirFromArg) != "" {
+func mainPkgPathFromArgs(cCtx *cli.Context) (string, error) {
+	arg := cCtx.Args().First()
+
+	path := strings.TrimSuffix(arg, "main.neva")
+	path = strings.TrimSuffix(path, "/")
+
+	if filepath.Ext(path) != "" {
 		return "", errors.New(
 			"Use path to directory with executable package, relative to module root",
 		)
 	}
-	return dirFromArg, nil
+
+	return path, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/cli/run.go b/internal/cli/run.go
index 0c5978af..f619cc43 100644
--- a/internal/cli/run.go
+++ b/internal/cli/run.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func newRunCmd(workdir string, nativec compiler.Compiler) *cli.Command {
 		},
 		ArgsUsage: "Provide path to main package",
 		Action: func(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
-			mainPkg, err := getMainPkgFromArgs(cliCtx)
+			mainPkg, err := mainPkgPathFromArgs(cliCtx)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}