diff --git a/pkg/registry/client_test.go b/pkg/registry/client_test.go
index 0140b038c..47782135a 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/client_test.go
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@ func TestValidateHost(t *testing.T) {
 			host:    "",
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "url with query parameters",
+			host:    "ghcr.io?param=value",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {