diff --git a/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts b/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts
index c4c38ba95a5..1df4beaecc6 100644
--- a/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts
+++ b/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts
@@ -140,9 +140,7 @@ export class GithubPushErrorHandler implements PushErrorHandler {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		const match = /^https:\/\/github\.com\/([^/]+)\/([^/]+)(?:\.git)?/i.exec(remoteUrl)
-			|| /^git@github\.com:([^/]+)\/([^/]+)(?:\.git)?/i.exec(remoteUrl);
-
+		const match = /^(?:https:\/\/github\.com\/|git@github\.com:)([^/]+)\/([^/.]+)(?:\.git)?$/i.exec(remoteUrl);
 		if (!match) {
 			return false;
 		}