diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/__tests__/templateName.test.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/__tests__/templateName.test.js
index db972581b..3cb120a6c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/__tests__/templateName.test.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/__tests__/templateName.test.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ test.each`
   templateName             | uri                      | name
   ${'react-native@0.58.0'} | ${'react-native@0.58.0'} | ${'react-native'}
   ${'some-name@latest'}    | ${'some-name@latest'}    | ${'some-name'}
+  ${'@scoped/name'}        | ${'@scoped/name'}        | ${'@scoped/name'}
   ${'@scoped/name@0.58.0'} | ${'@scoped/name@0.58.0'} | ${'@scoped/name'}
   ${'@scoped/name@tag'}    | ${'@scoped/name@tag'}    | ${'@scoped/name'}
 `(
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/templateName.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/templateName.js
index d2b8b7e98..9fdef32ac 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/templateName.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/templateName.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const FILE_PROTOCOL = /file:/;
 const HTTP_PROTOCOL = /https?:/;
 const TARBALL = /\.tgz$/;
 const VERSION_POSTFIX = /(.*)(-\d+\.\d+\.\d+)/;
-const VERSIONED_PACKAGE = /(@?.*)(@)(.*)/;
+const VERSIONED_PACKAGE = /(@?.+)(@)(.+)/;
 
 function handleFileProtocol(filePath: string) {
   const uri = new URL(filePath).pathname;