diff --git a/es/ports/portindex b/es/ports/portindex
index 2058c8ed36..2bd082cd4f 100755
--- a/es/ports/portindex
+++ b/es/ports/portindex
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if ($urlcgi) {
 $today = &getdate;
 
 &packages_exist('packages.exists', *packages);
-&category_description(($ARGV[2] || '.') . '/categories', *category_description);
+&category_description(($ARGV[1] || '.') . '/categories', *category_description);
 &main;
 
 sub getdate {