diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 1c0d7bf5..2acd81b0 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -4474,6 +4474,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         """
 
         apiurl = self.get_api_url()
+        args = slash_split(args)
 
         package = None
         if len(args) == 1: