diff --git a/internal/pkg/create/create.go b/internal/pkg/create/create.go
index 0c0a38a2..ec10801b 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/create/create.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/create/create.go
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ func InstallProjectDependencies(
 
 // generateGitZipFileURL will return the GitHub zip URL for a templateURL.
 func generateGitZipFileURL(httpClient slackhttp.HTTPClient, templateURL string, gitBranch string) string {
-	zipURL := strings.ReplaceAll(templateURL, ".git", "") + "/archive/refs/heads/"
+	zipURL := strings.TrimSuffix(templateURL, ".git") + "/archive/refs/heads/"
 
 	if gitBranch == "" {
 		mainURL := zipURL + "main.zip"
diff --git a/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go b/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go
index df8082f3..ac67e39c 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go
@@ -128,6 +128,24 @@ func Test_generateGitZipFileURL(t *testing.T) {
 				httpClientMock.On("Get", mock.Anything).Return(nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTPClient error"))
 			},
 		},
+		"Returns the zip URL with .git suffix removed": {
+			templateURL: "https://github.com/slack-samples/deno-starter-template.git",
+			gitBranch:   "",
+			expectedURL: "https://github.com/slack-samples/deno-starter-template/archive/refs/heads/main.zip",
+			setupHTTPClientMock: func(httpClientMock *slackhttp.HTTPClientMock) {
+				res := slackhttp.MockHTTPResponse(http.StatusOK, "OK")
+				httpClientMock.On("Get", mock.Anything).Return(res, nil)
+			},
+		},
+		"Returns the zip URL with .git inside URL preserved": {
+			templateURL: "https://github.com/slack-samples/deno.git-starter-template",
+			gitBranch:   "",
+			expectedURL: "https://github.com/slack-samples/deno.git-starter-template/archive/refs/heads/main.zip",
+			setupHTTPClientMock: func(httpClientMock *slackhttp.HTTPClientMock) {
+				res := slackhttp.MockHTTPResponse(http.StatusOK, "OK")
+				httpClientMock.On("Get", mock.Anything).Return(res, nil)
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for name, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {