diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0fb0b65..2f4dab0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 const cmdName = "fdroidcl"
 
-const version = "v0.8.0"
+const version = "v0.8.1"
 
 func subdir(dir, name string) string {
 	p := filepath.Join(dir, name)
diff --git a/repo.go b/repo.go
index 159cc38..4510f6e 100644
--- a/repo.go
+++ b/repo.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015, Daniel Martí <mvdan@mvdan.cc>
+// Copyright (c) 2015, Daniel Martí <mvdan@mvdan.cc> 
+// Copyright (c) 2025, Thomas Dickson <modscrat+git@gmail.com>
 // See LICENSE for licensing information
 
 package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 var cmdRepo = &Command{
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ func addRepo(name, url string) error {
 	if repoIndex(name) != -1 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("a repo with the same name \"%s\" exists already", name)
 	}
+	url = strings.Split(url, "?")[0]
 	config.Repos = append(config.Repos, repo{ID: name, URL: url, Enabled: true})
 	return writeConfig(&config)
 }