diff --git a/pkg/kamelet/repository/github_repository.go b/pkg/kamelet/repository/github_repository.go
index 1363a4b88f..2e3fbd8876 100644
--- a/pkg/kamelet/repository/github_repository.go
+++ b/pkg/kamelet/repository/github_repository.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	neturl "net/url"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -112,12 +113,20 @@ func (c *githubKameletRepository) listFiles(ctx context.Context) ([]*github.Repo
 }
 
 func (c *githubKameletRepository) downloadKamelet(ctx context.Context, url string) (*v1.Kamelet, error) {
+	return downloadGithubKamelet(ctx, url, c.httpClient)
+}
+
+func downloadGithubKamelet(ctx context.Context, url string, httpClient *http.Client) (*v1.Kamelet, error) {
+	parsedURL, err := neturl.Parse(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(req)
+	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -131,7 +140,7 @@ func (c *githubKameletRepository) downloadKamelet(ctx context.Context, url strin
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if strings.HasSuffix(url, ".yaml") || strings.HasSuffix(url, ".yml") {
+	if strings.HasSuffix(parsedURL.Path, ".yaml") || strings.HasSuffix(parsedURL.Path, ".yml") {
 		content, err = yaml.ToJSON(content)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/kamelet/repository/github_repository_test.go b/pkg/kamelet/repository/github_repository_test.go
index 60471aa6c4..7b5219a2fd 100644
--- a/pkg/kamelet/repository/github_repository_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kamelet/repository/github_repository_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package repository
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -50,3 +51,16 @@ func TestGithubRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestDownloadKamelet(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &http.Client{}
+	kamelet, err := downloadGithubKamelet(
+		context.Background(),
+		// the appended parameter test the strength of the func which should load the kamelet regardless any
+		// additional parameter provided
+		"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/camel-kamelets/main/kamelets/timer-source.kamelet.yaml?test=test",
+		c,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "timer-source", kamelet.Name)
+}