diff --git a/lib/commands/view.js b/lib/commands/view.js
index 0c3f232602f87..6537e05c10fb0 100644
--- a/lib/commands/view.js
+++ b/lib/commands/view.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class View extends BaseCommand {
       // put the version back if it existed
       pkg = `${manifest.name}${pkg.slice(1)}`
     }
+
     let wholePackument = false
     if (!args.length) {
       args = ['']
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ class View extends BaseCommand {
     // get the data about this package
     let version = this.npm.config.get('tag')
     // rawSpec is the git url if this is from git
-    if (spec.type !== 'git' && spec.rawSpec) {
+    if (spec.type !== 'git' && spec.type !== 'directory' && spec.rawSpec) {
       version = spec.rawSpec
     }
 
@@ -205,7 +206,6 @@ class View extends BaseCommand {
     if (pckmnt['dist-tags'] && pckmnt['dist-tags'][version]) {
       version = pckmnt['dist-tags'][version]
     }
-
     if (pckmnt.time && pckmnt.time.unpublished) {
       const u = pckmnt.time.unpublished
       const er = new Error('Unpublished by ' + u.name + ' on ' + u.time)
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/view.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/view.js.test.cjs
index 72d09b44e2620..229a9d323dbae 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/view.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/view.js.test.cjs
@@ -68,6 +68,23 @@ yellow@1.0.1 'claudia'
 yellow@1.0.2 'claudia'
 `
 
+exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info of package in current working dir directory > must match snapshot 1`] = `
+
+
+blue@1.0.0 | Proprietary | deps: none | versions: 2
+
+dist
+.tarball:http://hm.blue.com/1.0.0.tgz
+.shasum:123
+.integrity:---
+.unpackedSize:1 B
+
+dist-tags:
+latest: 1.0.0
+
+published {TIME} ago
+`
+
 exports[`test/lib/commands/view.js TAP should log info of package in current working dir non-specific version > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 
 
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/view.js b/test/lib/commands/view.js
index 035490a79fbf7..2fde7a4c71f20 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/view.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/view.js
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ const packument = (nv, opts) => {
   if (nv.type === 'git') {
     return mocks[nv.hosted.project]
   }
+  if (nv.raw === './blue') {
+    return mocks.blue
+  }
   return mocks[nv.name]
 }
 
@@ -387,6 +390,11 @@ t.test('should log info of package in current working dir', async t => {
     await view.exec(['.'])
     t.matchSnapshot(logs)
   })
+
+  t.test('directory', async t => {
+    await view.exec(['./blue'])
+    t.matchSnapshot(logs)
+  })
 })
 
 t.test('should log info by field name', async t => {