diff --git a/lib/repo.js b/lib/repo.js
index 7b415ee234289..ed0253859ccc8 100644
--- a/lib/repo.js
+++ b/lib/repo.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const getRepo = async pkg => {
   }
 
   const info = hostedFromMani(mani)
-  const url = info ? info.browse() : unknownHostedUrl(rurl)
+  const url = info ? info.browse(mani.repository.directory) : unknownHostedUrl(rurl)
 
   if (!url) {
     throw Object.assign(new Error('no repository: could not get url'), {
diff --git a/test/lib/repo.js b/test/lib/repo.js
index a9cddc4eb26f4..fcc95f343890e 100644
--- a/test/lib/repo.js
+++ b/test/lib/repo.js
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ const pacote = {
       repository: { url: 'git+https://gothib.com/foo/unhostedgithttpsobj' }
     }
 
+    : spec === 'directory' ? {
+      repository: {
+        type: 'git',
+        url: 'git+https://github.com/foo/test-repo-with-directory.git',
+        directory: 'some/directory'
+      }
+    }
+
     : spec === '.' ? {
       name: 'thispkg',
       version: '1.2.3',
@@ -143,6 +151,7 @@ t.test('open repo urls', t => {
     unhostedgitsshobj: 'https://gothib.com/foo/unhostedgitsshobj',
     unhostedgithttpobj: 'http://gothib.com/foo/unhostedgithttpobj',
     unhostedgithttpsobj: 'https://gothib.com/foo/unhostedgithttpsobj',
+    directory: 'https://github.com/foo/test-repo-with-directory/tree/master/some/directory',
     '.': 'https://example.com/thispkg'
   }
   const keys = Object.keys(expect)
diff --git a/test/tap/repo.js b/test/tap/repo.js
index 3e97fdeaed228..75e1017270246 100644
--- a/test/tap/repo.js
+++ b/test/tap/repo.js
@@ -5,17 +5,16 @@ var test = require('tap').test
 var rimraf = require('rimraf')
 var fs = require('fs')
 var path = require('path')
-var fakeBrowser = path.join(common.pkg, '_script.sh')
-var outFile = path.join(common.pkg, '_output')
-var opts = { cwd: common.pkg }
-var mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
+var fakeBrowser = path.join(__dirname, '_script.sh')
+var outFile = path.join(__dirname, '/_output')
+
+var opts = { cwd: __dirname }
 
 common.pendIfWindows('This is trickier to convert without opening new shells')
 
 test('setup', function (t) {
-  mkdirp.sync(common.pkg)
   var s = '#!/usr/bin/env bash\n' +
-          'echo "$@" > ' + JSON.stringify(common.pkg) + '/_output\n'
+          'echo "$@" > ' + JSON.stringify(__dirname) + '/_output\n'
   fs.writeFileSync(fakeBrowser, s, 'ascii')
   fs.chmodSync(fakeBrowser, '0755')
   t.pass('made script')
@@ -41,41 +40,6 @@ test('npm repo underscore', function (t) {
   })
 })
 
-test('npm repo underscore --json', function (t) {
-  mr({ port: common.port }, function (er, s) {
-    common.npm([
-      'repo', 'underscore',
-      '--json',
-      '--registry=' + common.registry,
-      '--loglevel=silent',
-      '--no-browser'
-    ], opts, function (err, code, stdout, stderr) {
-      t.ifError(err, 'repo command ran without error')
-      t.equal(code, 0, 'exit ok')
-      t.matchSnapshot(stdout, 'should print json result')
-      s.close()
-      t.end()
-    })
-  })
-})
-
-test('npm repo underscore --no-browser', function (t) {
-  mr({ port: common.port }, function (er, s) {
-    common.npm([
-      'repo', 'underscore',
-      '--no-browser',
-      '--registry=' + common.registry,
-      '--loglevel=silent'
-    ], opts, function (err, code, stdout, stderr) {
-      t.ifError(err, 'repo command ran without error')
-      t.equal(code, 0, 'exit ok')
-      t.matchSnapshot(stdout, 'should print alternative msg')
-      s.close()
-      t.end()
-    })
-  })
-})
-
 test('npm repo optimist - github (https://)', function (t) {
   mr({ port: common.port }, function (er, s) {
     common.npm([
@@ -168,6 +132,79 @@ test('npm repo test-repo-url-ssh - non-github (ssh://)', function (t) {
   })
 })
 
+/* ----- Test by new mock registry: BEGIN ----- */
+
+const Tacks = require('tacks')
+const mockTar = require('../util/mock-tarball.js')
+
+const { Dir, File } = Tacks
+const testDir = path.join(__dirname, path.basename(__filename, '.js'))
+
+let server
+test('setup mocked registry', t => {
+  common.fakeRegistry.compat({}, (err, s) => {
+    t.ifError(err, 'registry mocked successfully')
+    server = s
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('npm repo test-repo-with-directory', t => {
+  const fixture = new Tacks(Dir({
+    'package.json': File({})
+  }))
+  fixture.create(testDir)
+  const packument = {
+    name: 'test-repo-with-directory',
+    'dist-tags': { latest: '1.2.3' },
+    versions: {
+      '1.2.3': {
+        name: 'test-repo-with-directory',
+        version: '1.2.3',
+        dist: {
+          tarball: `${server.registry}/test-repo-with-directory/-/test-repo-with-directory-1.2.3.tgz`
+        },
+        repository: {
+          type: 'git',
+          url: 'git+https://github.com/foo/test-repo-with-directory.git',
+          directory: 'some/directory'
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  server.get('/test-repo-with-directory').reply(200, packument)
+  return mockTar({
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+      name: 'test-repo-with-directory',
+      version: '1.2.3'
+    })
+  }).then(tarball => {
+    server.get('/test-repo-with-directory/-/test-repo-with-directory-1.2.3.tgz').reply(200, tarball)
+    return common.npm([
+      'repo', 'test-repo-with-directory',
+      '--registry=' + server.registry,
+      '--loglevel=silent',
+      '--browser=' + fakeBrowser
+    ])
+  }).then(([code, stdout, stderr]) => {
+    t.equal(code, 0)
+    t.comment(stdout)
+    t.comment(stderr)
+
+    const res = fs.readFileSync(outFile, 'ascii')
+    t.equal(res, 'https://github.com/foo/test-repo-with-directory/tree/master/some/directory\n')
+    rimraf.sync(outFile)
+  })
+})
+
+test('cleanup mocked registry', t => {
+  server.close()
+  rimraf.sync(testDir)
+  t.end()
+})
+
+/* ----- Test by new mock registry: END ----- */
+
 test('cleanup', function (t) {
   fs.unlinkSync(fakeBrowser)
   t.pass('cleaned up')