diff --git a/lib/entry-points.js b/lib/entry-points.js
index 48a157aa6..7ad70e03d 100644
--- a/lib/entry-points.js
+++ b/lib/entry-points.js
@@ -151429,13 +151429,14 @@ function parseUserConfig(logger, pathInput, contents, validateConfig) {
 }
 
 // src/config/remote-file.ts
+var DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = ".github/codeql-action.yaml";
 var DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_REF = "main";
 function parseRemoteFileAddress(configFile) {
   const format = new RegExp(
-    "(?<owner>[^/]+)/(?<repo>[^/]+)/(?<path>[^@]+)(@(?<ref>.*))?"
+    "(?<owner>[^/]+)/(?<repo>[^/@]+)(/(?<path>[^@]+))?(@(?<ref>.*))?"
   );
   const pieces = format.exec(configFile);
-  if (!pieces?.groups?.owner || !pieces?.groups?.repo || !pieces?.groups?.path) {
+  if (!pieces?.groups?.owner || !pieces?.groups?.repo) {
     throw new ConfigurationError(
       getConfigFileRepoFormatInvalidMessage(configFile)
     );
@@ -151443,7 +151444,7 @@ function parseRemoteFileAddress(configFile) {
   return {
     owner: pieces.groups.owner,
     repo: pieces.groups.repo,
-    path: pieces.groups.path,
+    path: pieces.groups.path || DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME,
     ref: pieces.groups.ref || DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_REF
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/config/remote-file.test.ts b/src/config/remote-file.test.ts
index d45c2ec6d..457c24120 100644
--- a/src/config/remote-file.test.ts
+++ b/src/config/remote-file.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import test from "ava";
 import { ConfigurationError } from "../util";
 
 import {
+  DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME,
   DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_REF,
   parseRemoteFileAddress,
   RemoteFileAddress,
@@ -27,6 +28,22 @@ test("expandConfigFileInput accepts full remote addresses", async (t) => {
   );
 });
 
+test("expandConfigFileInput accepts remote address without a path", async (t) => {
+  t.deepEqual(parseRemoteFileAddress("owner/repo@ref"), {
+    owner: "owner",
+    repo: "repo",
+    path: DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME,
+    ref: "ref",
+  } satisfies RemoteFileAddress);
+
+  t.deepEqual(parseRemoteFileAddress("owner/repo"), {
+    owner: "owner",
+    repo: "repo",
+    path: DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME,
+    ref: DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_REF,
+  } satisfies RemoteFileAddress);
+});
+
 test("expandConfigFileInput accepts remote address without a ref", async (t) => {
   t.deepEqual(parseRemoteFileAddress("owner/repo/path"), {
     owner: "owner",
@@ -47,7 +64,7 @@ test("expandConfigFileInput rejects invalid values", async (t) => {
   t.throws(() => parseRemoteFileAddress("  "), {
     instanceOf: ConfigurationError,
   });
-  t.throws(() => parseRemoteFileAddress("repo:/absolute"), {
+  t.throws(() => parseRemoteFileAddress("repo//absolute"), {
     instanceOf: ConfigurationError,
   });
   t.throws(() => parseRemoteFileAddress("repo:file.yml:unexpected"), {
diff --git a/src/config/remote-file.ts b/src/config/remote-file.ts
index 9ab89ad4a..ad3486487 100644
--- a/src/config/remote-file.ts
+++ b/src/config/remote-file.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ export interface RemoteFileAddress {
   ref: string;
 }
 
+/** The default file path to use in configuration file shorthands. */
+export const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = ".github/codeql-action.yaml";
+
 /** The default ref to use in configuration file shorthands. */
 export const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_REF = "main";
 
@@ -26,16 +29,12 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_REF = "main";
 export function parseRemoteFileAddress(configFile: string): RemoteFileAddress {
   // retrieve the various parts of the config location, and ensure they're present
   const format = new RegExp(
-    "(?<owner>[^/]+)/(?<repo>[^/]+)/(?<path>[^@]+)(@(?<ref>.*))?",
+    "(?<owner>[^/]+)/(?<repo>[^/@]+)(/(?<path>[^@]+))?(@(?<ref>.*))?",
   );
   const pieces = format.exec(configFile);
 
   // Check that the regular expression matched and that we have at least the required components.
-  if (
-    !pieces?.groups?.owner ||
-    !pieces?.groups?.repo ||
-    !pieces?.groups?.path
-  ) {
+  if (!pieces?.groups?.owner || !pieces?.groups?.repo) {
     throw new ConfigurationError(
       errorMessages.getConfigFileRepoFormatInvalidMessage(configFile),
     );
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ export function parseRemoteFileAddress(configFile: string): RemoteFileAddress {
   return {
     owner: pieces.groups.owner,
     repo: pieces.groups.repo,
-    path: pieces.groups.path,
+    path: pieces.groups.path || DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME,
     ref: pieces.groups.ref || DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_REF,
   };
 }