diff --git a/script/publish-repo.sh b/script/publish-repo.sh
index 09a2017..1743a7b 100755
--- a/script/publish-repo.sh
+++ b/script/publish-repo.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-RPM_DIR="${1:?usage: $0 <rpm-directory>}"
+RPM_DIR="${1%/}"
+: "${RPM_DIR:?usage: $0 <rpm-directory>}"
 : "${FEDORA_VERSION:?}"
 REMOTE_DIR="/var/www/rpm/fedora/${FEDORA_VERSION}/x86_64"