diff --git a/src/centpkg/cli.py b/src/centpkg/cli.py
index 3539287..13a53a4 100755
--- a/src/centpkg/cli.py
+++ b/src/centpkg/cli.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class centpkgClient(cliClient):
         gl = gitlab.Gitlab(_DEFAULT_API_BASE_URL)
         if "/" in self.args.repo[0]:
             project_name_with_namespace = "redhat/centos-stream/"+self.args.repo[0]
-            short_name=self.args.repo[0].split("/")[1]
+            short_name=self.args.repo[0].split("/")[-1]
         else:
             project_name_with_namespace = "redhat/centos-stream/rpms/"+self.args.repo[0]
             short_name=self.args.repo[0]