diff --git a/syft/pkg/url.go b/syft/pkg/url.go
index a2d2d4b8e26..19fd1e9c869 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/url.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/url.go
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ func URL(p Package, release *linux.Release) string {
 	case p.Type == GoModulePkg:
 		re := regexp.MustCompile(`(/)[^/]*$`)
 		fields := re.Split(p.Name, -1)
-		namespace = fields[0]
-		name = strings.TrimPrefix(p.Name, namespace+"/")
+		if len(fields) > 1 {
+			namespace = fields[0]
+			name = strings.TrimPrefix(p.Name, namespace+"/")
+		}
 	case p.Type == NpmPkg:
 		fields := strings.SplitN(p.Name, "/", 2)
 		if len(fields) > 1 {
diff --git a/syft/pkg/url_test.go b/syft/pkg/url_test.go
index 9e33acd31be..1e68ee5d8a7 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/url_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/url_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ func TestPackageURL(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: "pkg:golang/github.com/anchore/syft@v0.1.0",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "golang short name",
+			pkg: Package{
+				Name:    "go.opencensus.io",
+				Version: "v0.23.0",
+				Type:    GoModulePkg,
+			},
+			expected: "pkg:golang/go.opencensus.io@v0.23.0",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "pub",
 			pkg: Package{
@@ -237,7 +246,7 @@ func TestPackageURL(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if test.pkg.Type != "" {
+			if test.pkg.Type != "" && !contains(pkgTypes, string(test.pkg.Type)) {
 				pkgTypes = append(pkgTypes, string(test.pkg.Type))
 			}
 			actual := URL(test.pkg, test.distro)
@@ -250,3 +259,13 @@ func TestPackageURL(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, expectedTypes.List(), pkgTypes, "missing one or more package types to test against (maybe a package type was added?)")
 }
+
+func contains(values []string, val string) bool {
+	for _, v := range values {
+		if val == v {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}