diff --git a/manage_fastapi/context.py b/manage_fastapi/context.py
index 5b8dc20..9b89444 100644
--- a/manage_fastapi/context.py
+++ b/manage_fastapi/context.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class ProjectContext(BaseModel):
     folder_name: str
     packaging: PackageManager
 
+    output_dir: str
+
     username: Optional[str] = None
     email: Optional[EmailStr] = None
 
@@ -42,12 +44,8 @@ class ProjectContext(BaseModel):
     @root_validator(pre=True)
     def validate_project(cls, values: dict):
         try:
-            values["username"] = subprocess.check_output(
-                ["git", "config", "--get", "user.name"]
-            )
-            values["email"] = subprocess.check_output(
-                ["git", "config", "--get", "user.email"]
-            )
+            values["username"] = subprocess.check_output(["git", "config", "--get", "user.name"])
+            values["email"] = subprocess.check_output(["git", "config", "--get", "user.email"])
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             ...
         values["folder_name"] = values["name"].lower().replace(" ", "-").strip()
diff --git a/manage_fastapi/generator.py b/manage_fastapi/generator.py
index 21fb8d9..cfb38c1 100644
--- a/manage_fastapi/generator.py
+++ b/manage_fastapi/generator.py
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 
 def fill_template(template_name: str, context: ContextType):
     try:
+        output_dir = context.output_dir
         cookiecutter(
             os.path.join(TEMPLATES_DIR, template_name),
-            extra_context=context.dict(),
+            extra_context=context.dict(exclude={"output_dir"}),
             no_input=True,
+            output_dir=output_dir,
         )
     except OutputDirExistsException:
         typer.echo(f"Folder '{context.folder_name}' already exists. 😞")
diff --git a/manage_fastapi/main.py b/manage_fastapi/main.py
index 24e00bc..5b87379 100644
--- a/manage_fastapi/main.py
+++ b/manage_fastapi/main.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 @app.command(help="Creates a FastAPI project.")
 def startproject(
     name: str,
+    output_dir: Optional[str] = typer.Argument(default="."),
     interactive: bool = typer.Option(False, help="Run in interactive mode."),
     database: Optional[Database] = typer.Option(None, case_sensitive=False),
     docker: bool = typer.Option(False),
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ def startproject(
     else:
         context = ProjectContext(
             name=name,
+            output_dir=output_dir,
             packaging=packaging,
             python=python,
             license=license_,
@@ -83,5 +85,4 @@ def main(
         is_eager=True,
         help="Show the Manage FastAPI version information.",
     )
-):
-    ...
+): ...
diff --git a/tests/test_startproject.py b/tests/test_startproject.py
index 65348f4..ae7440d 100644
--- a/tests/test_startproject.py
+++ b/tests/test_startproject.py
@@ -26,3 +26,10 @@ def test_startproject_already_exists(tmp_path: Path):
         result = runner.invoke(app, ["startproject", "potato"])
         assert result.output == ALREADY_EXISTS
         assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+
+def test_startproject_with_output_dir(tmp_path: Path):
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem(temp_dir=tmp_path):
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["startproject", "potato", "myproject/potato"])
+        assert result.output == CREATED_SUCCESSFULLY
+        assert result.exit_code == 0