diff --git a/src/_nebari/subcommands/init.py b/src/_nebari/subcommands/init.py
index 11a7f8ec1..743d30cb4 100644
--- a/src/_nebari/subcommands/init.py
+++ b/src/_nebari/subcommands/init.py
@@ -812,21 +812,9 @@ def guided_init_wizard(ctx: typer.Context, guided_init: str):
                 qmark=qmark,
             ).unsafe_ask()
 
-            org_name = questionary.text(
-                f"Which user or organization will this repository live under? ({repo_url.format(git_provider=git_provider, org_name='<org-name>', repo_name='')})",
-                qmark=qmark,
-            ).unsafe_ask()
-
-            repo_name = questionary.text(
-                f"And what will the name of this repository be? ({repo_url.format(git_provider=git_provider, org_name=org_name, repo_name='<repo-name>')})",
-                qmark=qmark,
-            ).unsafe_ask()
-
-            inputs.repository = repo_url.format(
-                git_provider=git_provider, org_name=org_name, repo_name=repo_name
-            )
-
             if git_provider == GitRepoEnum.github.value.lower():
+                inputs.ci_provider = CiEnum.github_actions.value.lower()
+
                 inputs.repository_auto_provision = questionary.confirm(
                     f"Would you like nebari to create a remote repository on {git_provider}?",
                     default=False,
@@ -834,11 +822,26 @@ def guided_init_wizard(ctx: typer.Context, guided_init: str):
                     auto_enter=False,
                 ).unsafe_ask()
 
-            if not disable_checks and inputs.repository_auto_provision:
-                check_repository_creds(ctx, git_provider)
+                if inputs.repository_auto_provision:
+                    org_name = questionary.text(
+                        f"Which user or organization will this repository live under? ({repo_url.format(git_provider=git_provider, org_name='<org-name>', repo_name='')})",
+                        qmark=qmark,
+                    ).unsafe_ask()
+
+                    repo_name = questionary.text(
+                        f"And what will the name of this repository be? ({repo_url.format(git_provider=git_provider, org_name=org_name, repo_name='<repo-name>')})",
+                        qmark=qmark,
+                    ).unsafe_ask()
+
+                    inputs.repository = repo_url.format(
+                        git_provider=git_provider,
+                        org_name=org_name,
+                        repo_name=repo_name,
+                    )
+
+                    if not disable_checks:
+                        check_repository_creds(ctx, git_provider)
 
-            if git_provider == GitRepoEnum.github.value.lower():
-                inputs.ci_provider = CiEnum.github_actions.value.lower()
             elif git_provider == GitRepoEnum.gitlab.value.lower():
                 inputs.ci_provider = CiEnum.gitlab_ci.value.lower()
 
diff --git a/src/nebari/schema.py b/src/nebari/schema.py
index e138b4c24..6a809842d 100644
--- a/src/nebari/schema.py
+++ b/src/nebari/schema.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 email_regex = "^[^ @]+@[^ @]+\\.[^ @]+$"
 email_pydantic = Annotated[str, StringConstraints(pattern=email_regex)]
 
-github_url_regex = "^(https://)?github.com/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$"
+github_url_regex = r"^(https://)?github\.com/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$"
 github_url_pydantic = Annotated[str, StringConstraints(pattern=github_url_regex)]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/tests_unit/conftest.py b/tests/tests_unit/conftest.py
index d78dfdf1e..ce60e4479 100644
--- a/tests/tests_unit/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/tests_unit/conftest.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def _mock_return_value(return_value):
             "gcp.nebari.dev",
             schema.ProviderEnum.gcp,
             GCP_DEFAULT_REGION,
-            CiEnum.github_actions,
+            CiEnum.gitlab_ci,
             AuthenticationEnum.password,
         ),
         (
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ def nebari_config_options(request) -> schema.Main:
         auth_provider,
     ) = request.param
 
+    if ci_provider == CiEnum.github_actions:
+        repo = DEFAULT_GH_REPO
+    else:
+        repo = None
+
     return dict(
         project_name=project,
         namespace=namespace,
@@ -162,7 +167,7 @@ def nebari_config_options(request) -> schema.Main:
         region=region,
         ci_provider=ci_provider,
         auth_provider=auth_provider,
-        repository=DEFAULT_GH_REPO,
+        repository=repo,
         repository_auto_provision=False,
         auth_auto_provision=False,
         terraform_state=DEFAULT_TERRAFORM_STATE,
diff --git a/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_init_repository.py b/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_init_repository.py
index 6bc0d4e7d..34746722b 100644
--- a/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_init_repository.py
+++ b/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_init_repository.py
@@ -174,21 +174,19 @@ def test_cli_init_error_repository_missing_env(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
         assert tmp_file.exists() is False
 
 
-def test_cli_init_error_invalid_repo(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
-    monkeypatch.setenv("GITHUB_USERNAME", TEST_GITHUB_USERNAME)
-    monkeypatch.setenv("GITHUB_TOKEN", TEST_GITHUB_TOKEN)
-
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "url",
+    [
+        "https://github.com",
+        "http://github.com/user/repo",
+        "https://github.com/user/" "github.com/user/repo",
+        "https://notgithub.com/user/repository",
+    ],
+)
+def test_cli_init_error_invalid_repo(url):
     app = create_cli()
 
-    args = [
-        "init",
-        "local",
-        "--project-name",
-        "test",
-        "--repository-auto-provision",
-        "--repository",
-        "https://notgithub.com",
-    ]
+    args = ["init", "local", "--project-name", "test", "--repository", url]
 
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
         tmp_file = Path(tmp).resolve() / "nebari-config.yaml"