diff --git a/cmd/show/dashboard.go b/cmd/show/dashboard.go
index 4310d45..cda0ea5 100644
--- a/cmd/show/dashboard.go
+++ b/cmd/show/dashboard.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/table"
@@ -44,8 +43,7 @@ func InitDashboard(opts *Options) (tea.Model, error) {
 		return model, err
 	}
 
-	ownerRepo := strings.Split(opts.RepoName, "/")
-	resp, r, err := opts.APIClient.RepositoryServiceAPI.FindOneByOwnerAndRepo(opts.ServerContext, ownerRepo[0], ownerRepo[1]).Execute()
+	resp, r, err := opts.APIClient.RepositoryServiceAPI.FindOneByOwnerAndRepo(opts.ServerContext, opts.Owner, opts.RepoName).Execute()
 	if err != nil {
 		return model, err
 	}
@@ -206,13 +204,6 @@ func (m *DashboardModel) drawDashboardView() string {
 
 // validateShowQuery: validates fields set to query the contributor tables
 func validateShowQuery(opts *Options) error {
-	if opts.RepoName == "" {
-		return errors.New("no repository was provided")
-	}
-
-	if len(strings.Split(opts.RepoName, "/")) != 2 {
-		return errors.New("wrong repository name format. Must be in the form owner/name, i.e(open-sauced/pizza)")
-	}
 	if opts.Limit < 1 {
 		return errors.New("--limit flag must be a positive integer value")
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/show/show.go b/cmd/show/show.go
index 82ab4dc..662b268 100644
--- a/cmd/show/show.go
+++ b/cmd/show/show.go
@@ -8,13 +8,17 @@ import (
 
 	client "github.com/open-sauced/go-api/client"
 	"github.com/open-sauced/pizza-cli/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/open-sauced/pizza-cli/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // Options are the options for the pizza show command including user
 // defined configurations
 type Options struct {
-	// RepoName is the git repo name to get statistics
+	// Owner: the owner of the repository
+	Owner string
+
+	// RepoName: the name of the repository
 	RepoName string
 
 	// Page is the page to be requested
@@ -49,7 +53,13 @@ func NewShowCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			if len(args) != 1 {
 				return errors.New("must specify the URL of a git repository to analyze")
 			}
-			opts.RepoName = args[0]
+
+			owner, name, err := utils.GetOwnerAndRepoFromURL(args[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			opts.Owner = owner
+			opts.RepoName = name
 
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/utils/github.go b/pkg/utils/github.go
index 83a8ac1..68be868 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/github.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/github.go
@@ -2,27 +2,34 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func GetOwnerAndRepoFromURL(url string) (owner, repo string, err error) {
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(url, "https://github.com/") {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("invalid URL: %s", url)
-	}
-
-	// Remove the "https://github.com/" prefix from the URL
-	url = strings.TrimPrefix(url, "https://github.com/")
+// GetOwnerAndRepoFromURL: extracts the owner and repository name
+func GetOwnerAndRepoFromURL(input string) (owner, repo string, err error) {
+	var repoOwner, repoName string
 
-	// Split the remaining URL path into segments
-	segments := strings.Split(url, "/")
+	// check (https://github.com/owner/repo) format
+	u, err := url.Parse(input)
+	if err == nil && u.Host == "github.com" {
+		path := strings.Trim(u.Path, "/")
+		parts := strings.Split(path, "/")
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid URL: %s", input)
+		}
+		repoOwner = parts[0]
+		repoName = parts[1]
+		return repoOwner, repoName, nil
+	}
 
-	// The first segment is the owner, and the second segment is the repository name
-	if len(segments) >= 2 {
-		owner = segments[0]
-		repo = segments[1]
-	} else {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("invalid URL: %s", url)
+	// check (owner/repo) format
+	parts := strings.Split(input, "/")
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid URL: %s", input)
 	}
+	repoOwner = parts[0]
+	repoName = parts[1]
 
-	return owner, repo, nil
+	return repoOwner, repoName, nil
 }