diff --git a/config/module/detect_github.go b/config/module/detect_github.go
index e4854cf42..7e7deb653 100644
--- a/config/module/detect_github.go
+++ b/config/module/detect_github.go
@@ -25,7 +25,13 @@ func (d *GitHubDetector) Detect(src, _ string) (string, bool, error) {
 }
 
 func (d *GitHubDetector) detectHTTP(src string) (string, bool, error) {
-	urlStr := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", src)
+	parts := strings.Split(src, "/")
+	if len(parts) < 3 {
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf(
+			"GitHub URLs should be github.com/username/repo")
+	}
+
+	urlStr := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", strings.Join(parts[:3], "/"))
 	url, err := url.Parse(urlStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", true, fmt.Errorf("error parsing GitHub URL: %s", err)
@@ -35,6 +41,10 @@ func (d *GitHubDetector) detectHTTP(src string) (string, bool, error) {
 		url.Path += ".git"
 	}
 
+	if len(parts) > 3 {
+		url.Path += "//" + strings.Join(parts[3:], "/")
+	}
+
 	return "git::" + url.String(), true, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/config/module/detect_github_test.go b/config/module/detect_github_test.go
index 37fac84c8..822e1806d 100644
--- a/config/module/detect_github_test.go
+++ b/config/module/detect_github_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ func TestGitHubDetector(t *testing.T) {
 		// HTTP
 		{"github.com/hashicorp/foo", "git::https://github.com/hashicorp/foo.git"},
 		{"github.com/hashicorp/foo.git", "git::https://github.com/hashicorp/foo.git"},
+		{
+			"github.com/hashicorp/foo/bar",
+			"git::https://github.com/hashicorp/foo.git//bar",
+		},
 		{
 			"github.com/hashicorp/foo?foo=bar",
 			"git::https://github.com/hashicorp/foo.git?foo=bar",
@@ -23,6 +27,10 @@ func TestGitHubDetector(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// SSH
 		{"git@github.com:hashicorp/foo.git", "git::ssh://git@github.com/hashicorp/foo.git"},
+		{
+			"git@github.com:hashicorp/foo.git//bar",
+			"git::ssh://git@github.com/hashicorp/foo.git//bar",
+		},
 		{
 			"git@github.com:hashicorp/foo.git?foo=bar",
 			"git::ssh://git@github.com/hashicorp/foo.git?foo=bar",
diff --git a/config/module/tree.go b/config/module/tree.go
index 27fdecf6e..b7cfc5108 100644
--- a/config/module/tree.go
+++ b/config/module/tree.go
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ func (t *Tree) Load(s Storage, mode GetMode) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("module %s: %s", m.Name, err)
 		}
 
+		// Check if the detector introduced something new.
+		source, subDir2 := getDirSubdir(source)
+		if subDir2 != "" {
+			subDir = filepath.Join(subDir2, subDir)
+		}
+
 		// Get the directory where this module is so we can load it
 		dir, ok, err := getStorage(s, source, mode)
 		if err != nil {