diff --git a/git-partial-submodule.py b/git-partial-submodule.py
index dab0abc..8a41b55 100644
--- a/git-partial-submodule.py
+++ b/git-partial-submodule.py
@@ -111,14 +111,21 @@ def ReadGitmodules(worktreeRoot):
                 gitmodules.byPath[contents['path']] = contents
     return gitmodules
 
+def ResolveBranch(branchName):
+    if branchName == '.':
+       return repoBranch
+    return branchName
+
 # Version 2.27.0 is needed for --filter and --sparse options on git clone
 CheckGitVersion((2, 27, 0))
 
 # Locate directories
 worktreeRoot = os.path.abspath(ReadGitOutput('rev-parse', '--show-toplevel').strip())
 repoRoot = os.path.abspath(ReadGitOutput('rev-parse', '--git-dir').strip())
+repoUrl = ReadGitOutput('config', '--get', 'remote.origin.url').strip()
+repoBranch = ReadGitOutput('rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD').strip()
 if args.verbose:
-    print("worktree root: %s\nrepo root: %s" % (worktreeRoot, repoRoot))
+    print("worktree root: %s\nrepo root: %s\nrepo url: %s\nrepo branch: %s" % (worktreeRoot, repoRoot, repoUrl, repoBranch))
 
 # Process commands
 
@@ -227,13 +234,27 @@ def ReadGitmodules(worktreeRoot):
             os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(submoduleRepoRoot), exist_ok=True)
             os.makedirs(submoduleWorktreeRoot, exist_ok=True)   # Should have been created by 'git submodule init', but just make sure
 
+        # Resolve relative submodule url
+        join = False
+        subUrl = submodule['url']
+        baseUrl = repoUrl
+        while subUrl.startswith('./') or subUrl.startswith('../'):
+           join = True
+           if subUrl.startswith('./'):
+              subUrl = subUrl[2:]
+           else:
+              subUrl = subUrl[3:]
+              baseUrl = os.path.split(baseUrl)[0]
+        if join:
+           subUrl = baseUrl+'/'+subUrl
+
         # Perform the partial clone!!!
         Git('clone',
             '--filter=blob:none',
             '--no-checkout',
             '--separate-git-dir', submoduleRepoRoot,
-            *(['--branch', branchName] if (branchName := submodule.get('branch')) else []),
-            submodule['url'],
+            *(['--branch', ResolveBranch(branchName)] if (branchName := submodule.get('branch')) else []),
+            subUrl,
             submoduleWorktreeRoot)
 
         # Apply sparse-checkout patterns in the submodule worktree