diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/github/index.spec.ts b/lib/modules/platform/github/index.spec.ts
index e16f3db73b860f..eb133f6ecae99b 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/github/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/github/index.spec.ts
@@ -2568,7 +2568,7 @@ describe('modules/platform/github/index', () => {
       const scope = httpMock.scope(githubApiHost);
       initRepoMock(scope, 'some/repo');
       scope
-        .get('/repos/some/repo/pulls?head=some/repo:branch&state=open')
+        .get('/repos/some/repo/pulls?head=some:branch&state=open')
         .reply(200, [
           {
             number: 1,
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@ describe('modules/platform/github/index', () => {
       const scope = httpMock.scope(githubApiHost);
       initRepoMock(scope, 'some/repo');
       scope
-        .get('/repos/some/repo/pulls?head=some/repo:branch&state=open')
+        .get('/repos/some/repo/pulls?head=some:branch&state=open')
         .reply(200, []);
       await github.initRepo({ repository: 'some/repo' });
       const pr = await github.findPr({