diff --git a/app/tasks.py b/app/tasks.py
index c771426496acbd77bd2d869919a3566da1630b5e..86ce96c3c00d249768fc9dca1dc33251cd064cc7 100644
--- a/app/tasks.py
+++ b/app/tasks.py
@@ -170,12 +170,11 @@ def create_ioc_repository(project_name):
         "accept": "application/json",
         "private-token": os.environ.get("GL_ACCESS_TOKEN"),
     }
-    # The repository path can't contain "."
     data = {
         "namespace_id": current_app.config["IOC_REPOSITORY_GROUP_ID"],
         "visibility": current_app.config["IOC_REPOSITORY_VISIBILITY"],
         "name": project_name,
-        "path": project_name.lower().replace(".", "_"),
+        "path": project_name,
     }
     response = requests.post(api_url + "/projects", headers=headers, json=data)
     try: