diff --git a/repoctl b/repoctl
index cc64151..dc1f67b 100755
--- a/repoctl
+++ b/repoctl
@@ -366,7 +366,10 @@ args=(
 parse_args "$@"; set -- "${args[@]}"
 
 if [ -z "$action" -a -n "$update_origin" ]; then
-    action=update-origin
+    case "$1" in
+    c|create) action=create; shift;;
+    *) action=update-origin;;
+    esac
 fi
 if [ -z "$action" ]; then
     action="$1"; shift