diff --git a/src/borg/archiver.py b/src/borg/archiver.py
index 60081f761..daae7e782 100644
--- a/src/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/src/borg/archiver.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def with_repository(fake=False, invert_fake=False, create=False, lock=True,
             if argument(args, fake) ^ invert_fake:
                 return method(self, args, repository=None, **kwargs)
             elif location.proto == 'ssh':
-                repository = RemoteRepository(location, create=create, exclusive=argument(args, exclusive),
+                repository = RemoteRepository(location.omit_archive(), create=create, exclusive=argument(args, exclusive),
                                               lock_wait=self.lock_wait, lock=lock, append_only=append_only,
                                               make_parent_dirs=make_parent_dirs, args=args)
             else:
diff --git a/src/borg/helpers/parseformat.py b/src/borg/helpers/parseformat.py
index 96d1b31a5..247ea9be7 100644
--- a/src/borg/helpers/parseformat.py
+++ b/src/borg/helpers/parseformat.py
@@ -492,6 +492,12 @@ class Location:
             'utcnow': DatetimeWrapper(timestamp),
         })
 
+    def omit_archive(self):
+        loc = Location(self.orig)
+        loc.archive = None
+        loc.orig = loc.orig.split("::")[0]
+        return loc
+
 
 def location_validator(archive=None, proto=None):
     def validator(text):
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py b/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py
index df4e0caa2..642ea725a 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/helpers.py
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ class TestLocationWithoutEnv:
             # this is invalid due to the 2nd colon, correct: 'ssh://user@host/path'
             Location('ssh://user@host:/path')
 
+    def test_omit_archive(self):
+        loc = Location('ssh://user@host:1234/some/path::archive')
+        loc_without_archive = loc.omit_archive()
+        assert loc_without_archive.archive is None
+        assert loc_without_archive.orig == "ssh://user@host:1234/some/path"
+
 
 class TestLocationWithEnv:
     def test_ssh(self, monkeypatch):