diff --git a/deploy_new_python_project.sh b/deploy_new_python_project.sh
index 5d7839f..a972c8b 100644
--- a/deploy_new_python_project.sh
+++ b/deploy_new_python_project.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ do
     "--project-name"|"-n")
       shift
       PROJECT_NAME="${1}"
+      shift
       ;;
     "--project-codename"|"-p")
       shift
@@ -82,18 +83,18 @@ do
 done
 
 destination_path="${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}/${PROJECT_CODENAME}"
-mkdir "${destination_path}"
+mkdir -p "${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}"
 script_path=$(dirname "${0}")
 cp "${script_path}/skeleton" "${destination_path}" -rfp
 mv "${destination_path}/project_codename.py" "${destination_path}/${PROJECT_CODENAME}.py"
 while read -r file
 do
-    sed -i "s/__project_codename__/${PROJECT_CODENAME}/g" "${file}"
-    sed -i "s/__author__/${AUTHOR}/g" "${file}"
-    sed -i "s/__author_email__/${AUTHOR_EMAIL}/g" "${file}"
-    sed -i "s/__authoring_date__/${AUTHORING_DATE}/g" "${file}"
-    sed -i "s/__project_name__/${PROJECT_NAME}/g" "${file}"
-    sed -i "s/__version__/${VERSION}/g" "${file}"
-    sed -i "s/__url__/${URL}/g" "${file}"
-    sed -i "s/__license__/${LICENSE}/g" "${file}"
-done <<< "$(ls "${destination_path}/")"
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+  sed -i "s/__project_codename__/${PROJECT_CODENAME}/g" "${file}"
+  sed -i "s/__author__/${AUTHOR}/g" "${file}"
+  sed -i "s/__author_email__/${AUTHOR_EMAIL}/g" "${file}"
+  sed -i "s/__authoring_date__/${AUTHORING_DATE}/g" "${file}"
+  sed -i "s/__project_name__/${PROJECT_NAME}/g" "${file}"
+  sed -i "s/__version__/${VERSION}/g" "${file}"
+  sed -i "s/__url__/${URL}/g" "${file}"
+  sed -i "s/__license__/${LICENSE}/g" "${file}"
+done <<< "$(find "${destination_path}/" -type f)"
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