diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da225f8..c2fdc60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ func _plugging():
     # Source other than github
     plug("https://gitlab.com/Xecestel/sound-manager") # Gitlab
     plug("file:///D/Godot/local-project/.git") # Local git repo
+    plug("../local-project/.git") # Local git repo using a relative path (identified by initial ./ or ../)
 
     connect("updated", "_on_plugin_updated")
 
diff --git a/addons/gd-plug/plug.gd b/addons/gd-plug/plug.gd
index 8c4b274..907b1da 100644
--- a/addons/gd-plug/plug.gd
+++ b/addons/gd-plug/plug.gd
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ func plug(repo, args={}):
 	plugin.url = ""
 	if ":" in repo:
 		plugin.url = repo
+	elif repo.begins_with("../") or repo.begins_with("./"):
+		plugin.url = "../../" + repo
 	elif repo.find("/") == repo.rfind("/"):
 		plugin.url = DEFAULT_PLUGIN_URL % repo
 	else:
@@ -850,7 +852,7 @@ class _GitExecutable extends RefCounted:
 			command = "git clone --depth=1 --single-branch --branch %s '%s' '%s'" % [branch if branch else tag, src, dest]
 		elif commit:
 			return clone_commit(src, dest, commit)
-		var exit = _execute(command, output)
+		var exit = _execute(command, output, true)
 		logger.debug("Successfully cloned from %s" % src if exit == OK else "Failed to clone from %s" % src)
 		return {"exit": exit, "output": output}