diff --git a/api/queries_repo.go b/api/queries_repo.go
index b1e41370d..c9d8b46f9 100644
--- a/api/queries_repo.go
+++ b/api/queries_repo.go
@@ -230,6 +230,25 @@ func (r Repository) ViewerCanTriage() bool {
 	}
 }
 
+func FetchRepository(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, fields []string) (*Repository, error) {
+	query := fmt.Sprintf(`query RepositoryInfo($owner: String!, $name: String!) {
+		repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) {%s}
+	}`, RepositoryGraphQL(fields))
+
+	variables := map[string]interface{}{
+		"owner": repo.RepoOwner(),
+		"name":  repo.RepoName(),
+	}
+
+	var result struct {
+		Repository Repository
+	}
+	if err := client.GraphQL(repo.RepoHost(), query, variables, &result); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return InitRepoHostname(&result.Repository, repo.RepoHost()), nil
+}
+
 func GitHubRepo(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface) (*Repository, error) {
 	query := `
 	fragment repo on Repository {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 89885a50a..e04f06576 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -47,3 +47,5 @@ require (
 replace github.com/shurcooL/graphql => github.com/cli/shurcooL-graphql v0.0.0-20200707151639-0f7232a2bf7e
 
 replace golang.org/x/crypto => github.com/cli/crypto v0.0.0-20210929142629-6be313f59b03
+
+replace github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/repo/rename => /cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/repo/rename
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/http.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/http.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f20f487c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/http.go
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+package rename
+
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename.go
index 11597b618..b02c5d332 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/rename/rename.go
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ package rename
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"strings"
+
+	// "strings"
 
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/api"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/config"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/ghinstance"
+
+	// "github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/ghinstance"
+
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/ghrepo"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/iostreams"
@@ -16,20 +21,23 @@ import (
 type RenameOptions struct{
 	HttpClient func() (*http.Client, error)
 	IO *iostreams.IOStreams
+	Config     func() (config.Config, error)
 	RepoName string
 }
 
-func MewCmcRename(f *cmdutil.Factory, runf func(*RenameOptions) error) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdRename(f *cmdutil.Factory, runf func(*RenameOptions) error) *cobra.Command {
 	opts:= &RenameOptions {
 		IO: f.IOStreams,
 		HttpClient: f.HttpClient,
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use: "rename <user/repo> <user/repo_change",
+		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
+		
+		Use: "rename <user/repo_name>",
 		Short: "Rename a repository",
 		Long: "Rename a GitHub repository",
-		Args: cmdutil.ExactArgs(2, "cannot rename: repository argument required"),
+		Args: cmdutil.ExactArgs(1, "cannot rename: repository argument required"),
 		RunE: func (cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			opts.RepoName = args[0]
 			if runf != nil {
@@ -43,31 +51,32 @@ func MewCmcRename(f *cmdutil.Factory, runf func(*RenameOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 
 
 func renameRun(opts *RenameOptions) error {
-	cs := opts.IO.ColorScheme()
+	// cs := opts.IO.ColorScheme()
 	httpClient, err := opts.HttpClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	apiClient := api.NewClientFromHTTP(httpClient);
 
-	var toRename ghrepo.Interface
-
-	repoURL := opts.RepoName
-
-	if !strings.Contains(repoURL, "/") {
-		currentUser, err := api.CurrentLoginName(apiClient, ghinstance.Default())
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		repoURL = currentUser + "/" + repoURL
+	username, err := api.CurrentLoginName(apiClient, ghinstance.Default())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	toRename, err = ghrepo.FromFullName(repoURL)
+	toRename, err := ghrepo.FromFullName(opts.RepoName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("argument error: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	fields := []string{"name", "owner", "id"}
+	repo, err := api.FetchRepository(apiClient, toRename, fields)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-	repo, err := 
+	if username != repo.Owner.Login {
+		return fmt.Errorf("you do not own this repository");
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/repo.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/repo.go
index 252c322e9..608d0a2ff 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/repo.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/repo.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	repoListCmd "github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/repo/list"
 	repoSyncCmd "github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/repo/sync"
 	repoViewCmd "github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/repo/view"
+	repoRenameCmd "github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/repo/rename"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func NewCmdRepo(f *cmdutil.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.AddCommand(repoSyncCmd.NewCmdSync(f, nil))
 	cmd.AddCommand(creditsCmd.NewCmdRepoCredits(f, nil))
 	cmd.AddCommand(gardenCmd.NewCmdGarden(f, nil))
+	cmd.AddCommand(repoRenameCmd.NewCmdRename(f, nil))
 
 	return cmd
 }