diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 8b04226..92bc509 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 from pydantic import AnyHttpUrl
+from pathlib import Path
 
-def clone_repository(repo_url: AnyHttpUrl):
-    print(f'cloning into {repo_url}')
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+def clone_repository(repo_url: AnyHttpUrl) -> Path:
+    print(f'cloning into {repo_url}')
+    repo_name = repo_url.split('/')[-1].strip('.git')
+    dst_dir = Path(__file__).parent / repo_name
+    dst_dir.mkdir()
+    return dst_dir
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