diff --git a/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts b/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts
index 5569d4fb480b5..2ddae480c2c8e 100644
--- a/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts
+++ b/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export class GithubPushErrorHandler implements PushErrorHandler {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		const match = /^(?:https:\/\/github\.com\/|git@github\.com:)([^/]+)\/([^/.]+)(?:\.git)?$/i.exec(remoteUrl);
+		const match = /^(?:https:\/\/github\.com\/|git@github\.com:)([^\/]+)\/([^\/.]+)/i.exec(remoteUrl);
 		if (!match) {
 			return false;
 		}