--- a/mercurial/commands.py	Sun Mar 12 15:11:11 2006 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py	Sun Mar 12 18:05:13 2006 +0100
@@ -718,8 +718,7 @@
     if opts['remotecmd']:
         ui.setconfig("ui", "remotecmd", opts['remotecmd'])
 
-    if not os.path.exists(source):
-        source = ui.expandpath(source)
+    source = ui.expandpath(source)
 
     d = Dircleanup(dest)
     abspath = source