diff --git a/src/package_info.rs b/src/package_info.rs
index e31bfa9..2c4438a 100644
--- a/src/package_info.rs
+++ b/src/package_info.rs
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ impl Iterator for DebianSources {
             }
         }
 
+        // Parse Vcs-Git field: it may contain just a URL, or URL followed by -b <branch>
+        // e.g., "https://salsa.debian.org/science-team/paraview.git -b debian/latest"
+        let vcs_git = fields.get("Vcs-Git").map(|vcs| {
+            // Split on whitespace and take the first part (the URL)
+            // The URL should not contain spaces, so this is safe
+            vcs.split_whitespace().next().unwrap_or(vcs).to_string()
+        });
+
         Some(PackageStanza {
             package: fields.get("Package").unwrap().to_string(),
             version: fields.get("Version").unwrap().to_string(),
@@ -161,7 +169,7 @@ impl Iterator for DebianSources {
                 .get("Format")
                 .cloned()
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "1.0".to_string()),
-            vcs_git: fields.get("Vcs-Git").cloned(),
+            vcs_git,
             vcs_browser: fields.get("Vcs-Browser").cloned(),
             files,
         })
diff --git a/src/pull.rs b/src/pull.rs
index 9c8aa71..261d0ae 100644
--- a/src/pull.rs
+++ b/src/pull.rs
@@ -504,14 +504,17 @@ pub async fn pull(
 
         // Depending on target series, we pick target branch; if latest series is specified,
         // we target the development branch, i.e. the default branch
+        // Only use Ubuntu-specific branch naming if the VCS is from Launchpad
+        let is_launchpad_vcs = url.contains("launchpad.net");
         let branch_name = if crate::distro_info::get_ordered_series_name(package_info.dist.as_str())
             .await?[0]
             != *series
         {
-            if package_info.dist == "ubuntu" {
+            if package_info.dist == "ubuntu" && is_launchpad_vcs {
                 Some(format!("{}/{}", package_info.dist, series))
             } else {
                 // Debian does not have reliable branch naming...
+                // Also, Ubuntu packages with salsa VCS don't have Ubuntu-specific branches
                 // For now, we skip that part and clone default
                 // TODO: Inspect remote branches and tags for matches
                 None
@@ -690,4 +693,15 @@ mod tests {
     async fn test_pull_hello_ubuntu_latest_end_to_end() {
         test_pull_package_end_to_end("hello", None, Some("ubuntu"), None).await;
     }
+
+    /// Test for paraview - a package that has no Ubuntu Launchpad code,
+    /// only a debian salsa repo, even in Ubuntu.
+    /// Furthermore, paraview has a Vcs-Git value of:
+    /// Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/science-team/paraview.git -b debian/latest
+    /// Given that it is not only an url but also specifies a branch, it needs
+    /// special care, that this test ensures.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_pull_paraview_ubuntu_end_to_end() {
+        test_pull_package_end_to_end("paraview", Some("noble"), None, None).await;
+    }
 }