diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
+import re
 import logging
 import traceback
 
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ from webob.exc import HTTPNotFound, HTTP
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+GIT_PROTO_PAT = re.compile(r'git-upload-pack|git-receive-pack|info\/refs')
+
+
 def is_git(environ):
     """Returns True if request's target is git server.
     ``HTTP_USER_AGENT`` would then have git client version given.
@@ -219,12 +223,16 @@ class SimpleGit(BaseVCSController):
         try:
             environ['PATH_INFO'] = self._get_by_id(environ['PATH_INFO'])
             repo_name = '/'.join(environ['PATH_INFO'].split('/')[1:])
+            repo_name = GIT_PROTO_PAT.split(repo_name)
+            if repo_name:
+                repo_name = repo_name[0]
+
             if repo_name.endswith('/'):
                 repo_name = repo_name.rstrip('/')
         except:
             log.error(traceback.format_exc())
             raise
-        repo_name = repo_name.split('/')[0]
+
         return repo_name
 
     def __get_user(self, username):