diff --git a/act/runner/reusable_workflow.go b/act/runner/reusable_workflow.go
index 3a805b0a..acb4bf4d 100644
--- a/act/runner/reusable_workflow.go
+++ b/act/runner/reusable_workflow.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"regexp"
@@ -54,9 +55,14 @@ func newLocalReusableWorkflowExecutor(rc *RunContext) common.Executor {
 func newRemoteReusableWorkflowExecutor(rc *RunContext) common.Executor {
 	uses := rc.Run.Job().Uses
 
-	remoteReusableWorkflow := newRemoteReusableWorkflowWithPlat(rc.Config.GitHubInstance, uses)
+	url, err := url.Parse(uses)
+	if err != nil {
+		return common.NewErrorExecutor(fmt.Errorf("'%s' cannot be parsed as a URL: %v", uses, err))
+	}
+
+	remoteReusableWorkflow := newRemoteReusableWorkflowWithPlat(url.Host, strings.TrimPrefix(url.Path, "/"))
 	if remoteReusableWorkflow == nil {
-		return common.NewErrorExecutor(fmt.Errorf("expected format {owner}/{repo}/.{git_platform}/workflows/{filename}@{ref}. Actual '%s' Input string was not in a correct format", uses))
+		return common.NewErrorExecutor(fmt.Errorf("expected format {owner}/{repo}/.{git_platform}/workflows/{filename}@{ref}. Actual '%s' Input string was not in a correct format", url.Path))
 	}
 
 	// uses with safe filename makes the target directory look something like this {owner}-{repo}-.github-workflows-{filename}@{ref}