diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/repository/RepositoryFactoryImpl.java b/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/repository/RepositoryFactoryImpl.java
index 71f394d6d14..a730a57cb54 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/repository/RepositoryFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ai/djl/repository/RepositoryFactoryImpl.java
@@ -160,11 +160,10 @@ public Repository newInstance(String name, URI uri) {
 
             Path path = Paths.get(parseFilePath(uri));
             String fileName = path.toFile().getName();
-            if (!FilenameUtils.isArchiveFile(fileName)) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Only archive file is supported for res URL.");
+            if (FilenameUtils.isArchiveFile(fileName)) {
+                fileName = FilenameUtils.getNamePart(fileName);
             }
 
-            fileName = FilenameUtils.getNamePart(fileName);
             return new JarRepository(name, uri, fileName, queryString);
         }