diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake
index b6ed874e11a..296ad181963 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
         repo_path[0..git_base_path.length] = ''
 
         path = repo_path.sub(/\.git$/, '')
-        name = File.basename path
-        group_name = File.dirname path
+        group_name, name = File.split(path)
         group_name = nil if group_name == '.'
 
         # Skip if group or user