diff --git a/src/apm_cli/utils/github_host.py b/src/apm_cli/utils/github_host.py
index c827eae88..acaa2d6b6 100644
--- a/src/apm_cli/utils/github_host.py
+++ b/src/apm_cli/utils/github_host.py
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ def is_valid_fqdn(hostname: str) -> bool:
     """
     if not hostname:
         return False
-
+    
+    hostname = hostname.split('/')[0]  # Remove any path components
+    
     # Single regex to validate all FQDN rules:
     # - Starts with alphanumeric
     # - Labels only contain alphanumeric and hyphens
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_github_host.py b/tests/unit/test_github_host.py
index 258589348..f5f3207c7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_github_host.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_github_host.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 def test_valid_fqdns():
     valid_hosts = [
         "github.com",
+        "github.com/user/repo",
         "example.com",
         "sub.example.co.uk",
         "a1b2.example",