diff --git a/internal/policy/container/has_prohibited_container_name.go b/internal/policy/container/has_prohibited_container_name.go
index eeb872c9..0ba72c2a 100644
--- a/internal/policy/container/has_prohibited_container_name.go
+++ b/internal/policy/container/has_prohibited_container_name.go
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ func (p HasProhibitedContainerName) Validate(ctx context.Context, imageReference
 func (p HasProhibitedContainerName) getDataForValidate(imageRepository string) string {
 	// splitting on '/' to get container name, at this point we know that
 	// crane's ParseReference has set ImageReference.imageRepository in a valid format
-	return strings.Split(imageRepository, "/")[1]
+	repository := strings.Split(imageRepository, "/")
+
+	// always return last element which is container name
+	return repository[len(repository)-1]
 }
 
 func (p HasProhibitedContainerName) validate(ctx context.Context, containerName string) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/internal/policy/container/has_prohibited_container_name_test.go b/internal/policy/container/has_prohibited_container_name_test.go
index ec30f749..8a5c7e3b 100644
--- a/internal/policy/container/has_prohibited_container_name_test.go
+++ b/internal/policy/container/has_prohibited_container_name_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ var _ = Describe("HasProhibitedContainerName", func() {
 				Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
 			})
 		})
+		Context("When a local registry container name does not violate trademark", func() {
+			BeforeEach(func() {
+				imageRef.ImageRepository = "simple-demo-operator"
+			})
+			It("should pass Validate", func() {
+				ok, err := hasProhibitedContainerName.Validate(context.TODO(), imageRef)
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+			})
+		})
 		Context("When a container name violates trademark", func() {
 			BeforeEach(func() {
 				imageRef.ImageRepository = "opdev/red-hat-container"