diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 646065db..7405e656 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ Refer [here](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/v1/README.md) for previous
 ```yaml
 - uses: actions/checkout@v2
   with:
-    # Repository name with owner. For example, actions/checkout
-    # Default: ${{ github.repository }}
+    # Repository name without owner, 'verily-src'. For example, actions/checkout
     repository: ''
 
     # The branch, tag or SHA to checkout. When checking out the repository that
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 58e11b7c..e86df3fb 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ name: 'Checkout'
 description: 'Checkout a Git repository at a particular version'
 inputs:
   repository:
-    description: 'Repository name with owner. For example, actions/checkout'
-    default: ${{ github.repository }}
+    description: "Repository name without owner, 'verily-src'. For example, actions/checkout"
   ref:
     description: >
       The branch, tag or SHA to checkout. When checking out the repository that
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 76ee565b..baa04d6c 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -14074,7 +14074,7 @@ function getInputs() {
     fsHelper.directoryExistsSync(githubWorkspacePath, true);
     // Qualified repository
     const qualifiedRepository = core.getInput('repository') ||
-        github.context.repo.repo.split('/')[1];
+        `${github.context.repo.repo}`;
     core.debug(`qualified repository = '${qualifiedRepository}'`);
     result.repositoryOwner = github.context.repo.owner;
     result.repositoryName = qualifiedRepository;
diff --git a/src/input-helper.ts b/src/input-helper.ts
index 19992d6e..c8c38b09 100644
--- a/src/input-helper.ts
+++ b/src/input-helper.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function getInputs(): IGitSourceSettings {
   // Qualified repository
   const qualifiedRepository =
     core.getInput('repository') ||
-    github.context.repo.repo.split('/')[1]
+    `${github.context.repo.repo}`
   core.debug(`qualified repository = '${qualifiedRepository}'`)
   result.repositoryOwner = github.context.repo.owner
   result.repositoryName = qualifiedRepository