diff --git a/repo.go b/repo.go
index 9de1f4f..26b2365 100644
--- a/repo.go
+++ b/repo.go
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ func makePageCacheKey(domain, path string) string {
 	return domain + "/" + path
 }
 
+/// Try to find the repository with name @reponame of the user @username. If @cname
+/// is not "", then it also verifies that the repository contains a "CNAME" with
+/// the value of @cname as its content. @host, @domain, and @path are passed for
+/// caching on success.
 func lookupRepositoryAndCache(username, reponame, host, domain, path, cname string, giteaClient *gitea.Client) (*gitea.Repository, error) {
 	log.Debugf("Looking up repository %s/%s", username, reponame)
 	repo, _, err := giteaClient.GetRepo(username, reponame)
@@ -96,10 +100,16 @@ func RepoFromPath(username, host, cname, path string, giteaClient *gitea.Client)
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Debugf("Trying repository pages")
+	// Allow naming the repository "example.org"
+	reponame := domain
+	if cname != "" {
+		reponame = cname;
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("Trying repository %s/%s", username, reponame)
 	repo, err := lookupRepositoryAndCache(
 		username,
-		domain,
+		reponame,
 		host,
 		domain,
 		path,