diff --git a/npm/npm-push/action.yaml b/npm/npm-push/action.yaml
index ff00b92..302297f 100644
--- a/npm/npm-push/action.yaml
+++ b/npm/npm-push/action.yaml
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ runs:
       fi
 
       # Configure npm authentication for the registry (scoped to project)
-      REGISTRY_HOST=$(echo "${{ inputs.registry }}" | sed -E 's|https?://([^/]+).*|\1|')
-      npm config set --location=project "//${REGISTRY_HOST}/:_authToken" "${{ inputs.apiKey }}"
+      REGISTRY_PATH=$(echo "${{ inputs.registry }}" | sed -E 's|https?://||')
       npm config set --location=project registry "${{ inputs.registry }}"
+      npm config set --location=project "//${REGISTRY_PATH}:_authToken" "${{ inputs.apiKey }}"
 
       echo "Publishing $TGZ_PATH to ${{ inputs.registry }}"
       npm publish "$TGZ_PATH" --access ${{ inputs.access }}