diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index eb2f355be2..58b68dece1 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 * Running `appcli tx app create-x` now checks for all required args. -#173.
 * Removed unused `--denom` flag from the `app` command. It previously has moved as a prop to the `config.yml` under `accounts` section.
 * Disabled proxy server in the Vue app (this was causing to some compatibilitiy issues) and enabled CORS for `appcli rest-server` instead.
+* `type` command supports dashes in app names.
 
 
 ## `v0.0.10-rc.3`
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6b9e883564..14f6b6b632 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200625001655-4c5254603344 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200625203802-6e8e738ad208
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200828194041-157a740278f4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200828161849-5deb26317202 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4f049167f7..d1fecd0963 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ github.com/gobuffalo/logger v1.0.3/go.mod h1:SoeejUwldiS7ZsyCBphOGURmWdwUFXs0J7T
 github.com/gobuffalo/packd v0.3.0/go.mod h1:zC7QkmNkYVGKPw4tHpBQ+ml7W/3tIebgeo1b36chA3Q=
 github.com/gobuffalo/packd v1.0.0 h1:6ERZvJHfe24rfFmA9OaoKBdC7+c9sydrytMg8SdFGBM=
 github.com/gobuffalo/packd v1.0.0/go.mod h1:6VTc4htmJRFB7u1m/4LeMTWjFoYrUiBkU9Fdec9hrhI=
+github.com/gobuffalo/packr v1.30.1 h1:hu1fuVR3fXEZR7rXNW3h8rqSML8EVAf6KNm0NKO/wKg=
 github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2 v2.7.1/go.mod h1:qYEvAazPaVxy7Y7KR0W8qYEE+RymX74kETFqjFoFlOc=
 github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2 v2.8.0 h1:IULGd15bQL59ijXLxEvA5wlMxsmx/ZkQv9T282zNVIY=
 github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2 v2.8.0/go.mod h1:PDk2k3vGevNE3SwVyVRgQCCXETC9SaONCNSXT1Q8M1g=
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2/go.mod h1:UETIi67q
 github.com/xordataexchange/crypt v0.0.3-0.20170626215501-b2862e3d0a77/go.mod h1:aYKd//L2LvnjZzWKhF00oedf4jCCReLcmhLdhm1A27Q=
 github.com/xtgo/uuid v0.0.0-20140804021211-a0b114877d4c h1:3lbZUMbMiGUW/LMkfsEABsc5zNT9+b1CvsJx47JzJ8g=
 github.com/xtgo/uuid v0.0.0-20140804021211-a0b114877d4c/go.mod h1:UrdRz5enIKZ63MEE3IF9l2/ebyx59GyGgPi+tICQdmM=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.32/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.2/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.4.0/go.mod h1:gD2HeocX3+yG+ygLZcrzQJaqmWj9AIm7n08wl/qW/PE=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0/go.mod h1:wR5kodmAFQ0UK8QlbwjlSNy0Z68gJhDJUG5sjR94q/0=
@@ -336,6 +338,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtn
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191224055732-dd894d0a8a40/go.mod h1:TB2adYChydJhpapKDTa4BR/hXlZSLoq2Wpct/0txZ28=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200308013534-11ec41452d41 h1:9Di9iYgOt9ThCipBxChBVhgNipDoE5mxO84rQV7D0FE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200308013534-11ec41452d41/go.mod h1:o4KQGtdN14AW+yjsvvwRTJJuXz8XRtIHtEnmAXLyFUw=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200828161849-5deb26317202 h1:DrWbY9UUFi/sl/3HkNVoBjDbGfIPZZfgoGsGxOL1EU8=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200828161849-5deb26317202/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543 h1:E7g+9GITq07hpfrRu66IVDexMakfv52eLZ2CXBWiKr4=
diff --git a/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/add.go b/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/add.go
index 3d108792f2..91657d75f4 100644
--- a/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/add.go
+++ b/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/add.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/genny"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/tendermint/starport/starport/pkg/gomodulepath"
 	"github.com/tendermint/starport/starport/templates/add"
 )
 
@@ -37,10 +38,13 @@ func addHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if ok {
 		return errors.New("CosmWasm is already added.")
 	}
-	appName, _ := getAppAndModule(appPath)
+	path, err := gomodulepath.Parse(getModule(appPath))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	g, _ := add.New(&add.Options{
 		Feature: args[0],
-		AppName: appName,
+		AppName: path.Package,
 	})
 	run := genny.WetRunner(context.Background())
 	run.With(g)
diff --git a/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/cmd.go b/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/cmd.go
index 0a379cc658..a21aa49198 100644
--- a/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -24,16 +24,12 @@ func New() *cobra.Command {
 	return c
 }
 
-func getAppAndModule(path string) (string, string) {
+func getModule(path string) string {
 	goModFile, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(path, "go.mod"))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	moduleString := strings.Split(string(goModFile), "\n")[0]
 	modulePath := strings.ReplaceAll(moduleString, "module ", "")
-	var appName string
-	if t := strings.Split(modulePath, "/"); len(t) > 0 {
-		appName = t[len(t)-1]
-	}
-	return appName, modulePath
+	return modulePath
 }
diff --git a/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/serve.go b/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/serve.go
index 92a3b4da91..92da5cedd6 100644
--- a/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/serve.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/tendermint/starport/starport/pkg/gomodulepath"
 	starportserve "github.com/tendermint/starport/starport/services/serve"
 )
 
@@ -26,9 +27,12 @@ func NewServe() *cobra.Command {
 
 func serveHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	verbose, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("verbose")
-	appName, _ := getAppAndModule(appPath)
+	path, err := gomodulepath.Parse(getModule(appPath))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	app := starportserve.App{
-		Name: appName,
+		Name: path.Root,
 		Path: appPath,
 	}
 
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ func serveHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		cancel()
 	}()
 
-	err := starportserve.Serve(ctx, app, verbose)
+	err = starportserve.Serve(ctx, app, verbose)
 	if err == context.Canceled {
 		fmt.Println("aborted")
 		return nil
diff --git a/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/type.go b/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/type.go
index f11a1c2c49..227c15a112 100644
--- a/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/type.go
+++ b/starport/interface/cli/starport/cmd/type.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/genny"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/tendermint/starport/starport/pkg/gomodulepath"
 	"github.com/tendermint/starport/starport/templates/typed"
 )
 
@@ -27,9 +28,12 @@ func NewType() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func typeHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	appName, modulePath := getAppAndModule(appPath)
+	path, err := gomodulepath.Parse(getModule(appPath))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	typeName := args[0]
-	ok, err := isTypeCreated(appPath, appName, typeName)
+	ok, err := isTypeCreated(appPath, path.Package, typeName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -56,8 +60,8 @@ func typeHandler(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		fields = append(fields, field)
 	}
 	g, _ := typed.New(&typed.Options{
-		ModulePath: modulePath,
-		AppName:    appName,
+		ModulePath: path.RawPath,
+		AppName:    path.Package,
 		TypeName:   typeName,
 		Fields:     fields,
 	})
diff --git a/starport/services/serve/serve.go b/starport/services/serve/serve.go
index 047d394354..789443a71a 100644
--- a/starport/services/serve/serve.go
+++ b/starport/services/serve/serve.go
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ func (s *starportServe) serve(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	rootPath := filepath.Join(cwd, s.app.Path)
 	conf, err := s.config()
 	if err != nil {
 		return &CannotBuildAppError{err}
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ func (s *starportServe) serve(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	if err := cmdrunner.
 		New(opts...).
-		Run(ctx, s.buildSteps(ctx, conf, cwd)...); err != nil {
+		Run(ctx, s.buildSteps(ctx, conf, rootPath)...); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return cmdrunner.
diff --git a/starport/templates/app/templates/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}cli/main.go.plush b/starport/templates/app/templates/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}cli/main.go.plush
index d233de519f..c6403f7532 100644
--- a/starport/templates/app/templates/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}cli/main.go.plush
+++ b/starport/templates/app/templates/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}cli/main.go.plush
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 	// with the cdc
 
 	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "<%= AppName %>cli",
+		Use:   "<%= BinaryNamePrefix %>cli",
 		Short: "Command line interface for interacting with <%= AppName %>d",
 	}
 
diff --git a/starport/templates/app/templates/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/main.go.plush b/starport/templates/app/templates/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/main.go.plush
index 6935450eee..d5a0c8f0e5 100644
--- a/starport/templates/app/templates/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/main.go.plush
+++ b/starport/templates/app/templates/cmd/{{binaryNamePrefix}}d/main.go.plush
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func main() {
 	ctx := server.NewDefaultContext()
 	cobra.EnableCommandSorting = false
 	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:               "<%= AppName %>d",
+		Use:               "<%= BinaryNamePrefix %>d",
 		Short:             "app Daemon (server)",
 		PersistentPreRunE: server.PersistentPreRunEFn(ctx),
 	}