diff --git a/cobaya/theories/classy/classy.py b/cobaya/theories/classy/classy.py
index dec541cbf..2539dd644 100644
--- a/cobaya/theories/classy/classy.py
+++ b/cobaya/theories/classy/classy.py
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ def install(cls, path=None, code=True, no_progress_bars=False, **_kwargs):
         log.info("Downloading classy...")
         success = download_github_release(
             os.path.join(path, "code"), cls._classy_repo_name, cls._classy_repo_version,
-            repo_rename=cls.__name__, no_progress_bars=no_progress_bars, logger=log)
+            directory=cls.__name__, no_progress_bars=no_progress_bars, logger=log)
         if not success:
             log.error("Could not download classy.")
             return False