diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 94ab765..c01d721 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -48,10 +48,8 @@ function getRepo(options) {
 
 /**
  * Push a git branch to a remote (pushes gh-pages by default).
- * @param {Object} config Publish options.
- * @param {function(Error)} done Called upon completion.
  */
-exports.publish = function publish(config, done) {
+exports.publish = function publish(basePath, config, done) {
   var defaults = {
     add: false,
     git: 'git',
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ exports.publish = function publish(config, done) {
     dotfiles: false,
     branch: 'gh-pages',
     remote: 'origin',
-    base: process.cwd(),
     src: '**/*',
     only: '.',
     push: true,
@@ -72,7 +69,7 @@ exports.publish = function publish(config, done) {
   var options = _.extend({}, defaults, config);
 
   try {
-    if (!fs.statSync(options.base).isDirectory()) {
+    if (!fs.statSync(basePath).isDirectory()) {
       done(new Error('The "base" option must be an existing directory'));
       return;
     }
@@ -82,10 +79,10 @@ exports.publish = function publish(config, done) {
   }
 
   var files = glob.sync(options.src, {
-    cwd: options.base,
+    cwd: basePath,
     dot: options.dotfiles
   }).filter(function(file) {
-    return !fs.statSync(path.join(options.base, file)).isDirectory();
+    return !fs.statSync(path.join(basePath, file)).isDirectory();
   });
 
   if (!Array.isArray(files) || files.length === 0) {
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ exports.publish = function publish(config, done) {
     return;
   }
 
-  var only = glob.sync(options.only, {cwd: options.base});
+  var only = glob.sync(options.only, {cwd: basePath});
 
   function log(message) {
     if (!options.silent) {
@@ -149,7 +146,7 @@ exports.publish = function publish(config, done) {
       })
       .then(function() {
         log('Copying files');
-        return copy(files, options.base, options.clone);
+        return copy(files, basePath, options.clone);
       })
       .then(function() {
         log('Adding all');