diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/jbang/catalog/ImplicitCatalogRef.java b/src/main/java/dev/jbang/catalog/ImplicitCatalogRef.java
index b456f6bad..60ccaf73f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/jbang/catalog/ImplicitCatalogRef.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/jbang/catalog/ImplicitCatalogRef.java
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ public static ImplicitCatalogRef parse(String name) {
 		} else {
 			path = "";
 		}
-		String[] names = parts[0].split("/");
-		if (names.length > 3) {
-			return null;
-		}
+		String[] names = parts[0].split("/", 3);
 		String org = names[0];
 		String repo;
 		if (names.length >= 2 && !names[1].isEmpty()) {