diff --git a/pkg/opt/opt.go b/pkg/opt/opt.go
index 643bbf4e..ddc5b61a 100644
--- a/pkg/opt/opt.go
+++ b/pkg/opt/opt.go
@@ -242,12 +242,6 @@ func NewRegistryOptionsFrom(rawUrlorOciRef string, settings *settings.Settings)
 		parsedUrl.Scheme == constants.HttpScheme ||
 		parsedUrl.Scheme == constants.HttpsScheme {
 		ociOptions := NewOciOptionsFromUrl(parsedUrl)
-		if ociOptions == nil {
-			ociOptions, err = NewOciOptionsFromRef(rawUrlorOciRef, settings)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
 
 		if ociOptions != nil {
 			return &RegistryOptions{
@@ -256,6 +250,18 @@ func NewRegistryOptionsFrom(rawUrlorOciRef string, settings *settings.Settings)
 		}
 	}
 
+	// If all the url are invalid, try to parse the options from the oci ref.
+	ociOptions, err := NewOciOptionsFromRef(rawUrlorOciRef, settings)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if ociOptions != nil {
+		return &RegistryOptions{
+			Oci: ociOptions,
+		}, nil
+	}
+
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid dependencies source: %s", rawUrlorOciRef)
 }