diff --git a/changelog/pending/20221006--cli-new--fix-ado-repos.yaml b/changelog/pending/20221006--cli-new--fix-ado-repos.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5af91212f69a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/pending/20221006--cli-new--fix-ado-repos.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+changes:
+- type: fix
+  scope: cli/new
+  description: Fix cloning templates from Azure DevOps repos.
diff --git a/sdk/go/common/util/gitutil/git.go b/sdk/go/common/util/gitutil/git.go
index f8227ab466bf..f51b0d80d58a 100644
--- a/sdk/go/common/util/gitutil/git.go
+++ b/sdk/go/common/util/gitutil/git.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/storage/memory"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/common/util/fsutil"
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/common/util/logging"
 )
 
 // VCSKind represents the hostname of a specific type of VCS.
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@ func GitCloneAndCheckoutCommit(url string, commit plumbing.Hash, path string) er
 }
 
 func GitCloneOrPull(rawurl string, referenceName plumbing.ReferenceName, path string, shallow bool) error {
+	logging.V(10).Infof("Attempting to clone from %s at ref %s", rawurl, referenceName)
 	if u, err := url.Parse(rawurl); err == nil && u.Hostname() == AzureDevOpsHostName {
 		// system-installed git is used to clone Azure DevOps repositories
 		// due to https://github.com/go-git/go-git/issues/64
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ func gitCloneOrPullSystemGit(url string, referenceName plumbing.ReferenceName, p
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(path, ".git")); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		// Repo does not exist, clone it.
 		gitArgs = []string{
-			"clone", url,
+			"clone", url, ".",
 		}
 		// For shallow clones, use a depth of 1.
 		if shallow {
diff --git a/sdk/go/common/workspace/templates.go b/sdk/go/common/workspace/templates.go
index 334ba1b99357..4b2f21632c6a 100644
--- a/sdk/go/common/workspace/templates.go
+++ b/sdk/go/common/workspace/templates.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/common/util/contract"
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/common/util/gitutil"
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/common/util/logging"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -373,8 +374,9 @@ func RetrieveGitFolder(rawurl string, path string) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get git ref: %w", err)
 	}
-	if ref != "" {
+	logging.V(10).Infof("Attempting to fetch from %s at commit %s@%s for subdirectory '%s'", url, ref, commit, subDirectory)
 
+	if ref != "" {
 		// Different reference attempts to cycle through
 		// We default to master then main in that order. We need to order them to avoid breaking
 		// already existing processes for repos that already have a master and main branch.
@@ -405,6 +407,7 @@ func RetrieveGitFolder(rawurl string, path string) (string, error) {
 
 	// Verify the sub directory exists.
 	fullPath := filepath.Join(path, filepath.FromSlash(subDirectory))
+	logging.V(10).Infof("Cloned %s at commit %s@%s to %s", url, ref, commit, fullPath)
 	info, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err